I have decided it may be just as easy/better to remove the 1.8L engine from my 2010 Civic DX. However, there are no lift eyes on this engine. I don't see any obvious great places to attach my chains. Where should I bolt to?

 

engine and trans come out the bottom if i recall.

 

Ideally, that is true. I will be pulling it out the top without the tranny.
Either way requires hooking up some chains.
In the meanwhile, I am parallel-pathing and working on just pulling the head off. I am currently trying to remove the chain cover. I have removed 16 bolts from it and it does not want to come off. It feels like there is a bolt somewhere around the back side. In fact, the drawing shows 17 bolts vs. my 16. I have looked several times and cannot find the 17th bolt to save my life. Any ideas? If I can't find it, I will have no choice but to pull the engine.

 

Found it! It was hiding just above and outboard of the tensioner inspection plate.

 

nice
and honestly i hated my 08 civic lx i did spark plugs oil changes engine and trans and brakes.
i sold it at 189k never touched the timing setup. never had any oil leaks or head problems.
a/c gave me some problems but it sorted itself out lol.