Q: I have had to replace a pinched lower coolant pump hose
I just replaced it and it happened again a brand new coolant hose tube pinched and leaking coolant it looks to me like the strut must be bad to cause the pinch on this tube from the cv shaft. Please let me know if any of this rings the bell or you might know if something like this happening
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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