Got a 2000 Echo 5 speed back in March... LOVE this little beast!!! I can drive to work almost 3 weeks on a tank of gas. Anyhow, power steering belt been chirping a few months. Saturday morning that chirp turned to a major scream!!! Seen the belt was showing major damage, went and got both belts, PS and serp, since I'm removing the old serp to get to the PS belt. Turned into a $100 alternator job, because the top tensioner bolt SNAPPED and remained in the alternator as I tried to loosen it!!!! Kills me, use a little anti seize once in a while, people!! But my main issue with this little car, its a mother flucker to work on as everything is all bunched together under the hood so tight that you can't really make any moves. But it's a great little work car, fun to drive too. Spose I couldve wrestled with the bolt stub stuck in the alternator, but I needed this beast back on the road ASAP, and a new alternator never hurts.
