Lifting your first engine can be harrowing. You really need a buddy to give you a hand to keep everything steady while you start jacking up the engine crane. When you get down to the nuts and bolts of it, it's not that hard. Tips - crack that front crank pulley bolt long before you start taking the engine out (it will save you a big headache later..), you pull a bolt out - put it back where it came from as you separate stuff (massively limits the chance of either losing something or trying to fit a bolt back somewhere it doesn't belong) Use paper tape and a sharpie to label annoying stuff like vac hoses and fuel lines and use your phone to take pics - LOTS of pics. You can hire an engine hoist if you haven't got a friend who is armed with specialised equipment. Google is freaking amazing if you need a get out of jail free card. If your engine is locked up, be prepared to wrench on it. You can get away with not needing a whole workshop full of tools but you will have to buy a torque wrench and a few driver sockets like 8 and 10mm hex keys for head bolts depending on the engine, no getting out of it but worth it when you weigh up what a shop will charge you.