[rwest]

I bought a thing called EZ car lift a few years ago. It goes up to 26”, so more than enough to remove the engine.

You use a drill to make it go up and down. The only real drawbacks are that you have to buy different cross bars depending on the width of each vehicle- I really think they could have made adjustable cross bars... and because the bars go between the uprights, you need some sideways room to slide the works under your car easily or you need to attach one side, shove it as far as go can and then attach the second one.

It is made in the US too.