Is your xB bagged?? *BAGGED GUYS TAKE NOTE* The Airlift struts make the car low enough when all the way down that the Power Steering belt rubs the right axle if the motor is operated while the vehicle is at full drop causing premature wear.

 

Also with those struts if you take the front sway bar off and put the stock wheels on and let it all the way down it will not come up, because the hole where the air goes into the bag is covered on the inside somehow and doesnt let the air go into the bag, I sent in my strut to see if it was bad and it wasn't and me and airlift came to the conclusion of this cause you are not supposed to remove the front sway bar with their kit, and i did to make it go lower, so i have to keep the 18s on to keep it working right, but if i put on the stock wheels it is on the ground which is cool but it won't go up, unless you take off the strut cause it gets stuck . Sorry so long of a post, L8ter

 

So stop doing it

 

Trust me i haven't since i figured out what was causing it

 

72k miles

 

no my box isnt bagged. its lowered on trd's but not bagged.

 

Pink stuff under hood - I looked at it again and it does line up with the belts so it looks like a little water pump leak - or maybe a hose on the pump I hope I hope - will keep an eye on it.