Modular bowl protector

A method of using a bowl protector assembly, comprising:

• lowering the bowl protector assembly with a running and retrieving tool into a wellhead located at a surface of a well, whereby a removable upper module of the bowl protector assembly is damaged, wherein the bowl protector assembly comprises the removable upper module and a lower module and the removable upper module comprises tool engagement features to pair with the running and retrieving tool;
• raising the bowl protector assembly out of the wellhead;
• replacing the damaged removable upper module with an undamaged removable upper module;
• relowering the bowl protector assembly comprising the undamaged removable upper module with the running and retrieving tool into the wellhead;
• and
• placing the bowl protector assembly on a load shoulder within the wellhead;
• wherein the tool engagement features comprise a subsurface perpendicular groove accessible through a top surface of the removable upper module.