Q: I have a small white canister hanging in the front of my car under the hood. It appears to be hanging by wires
I have a small white canister (looks like a large shot gun shell) hanging in the front of my car under the hood. It appears to be hanging by wires. I recently git an oil change, could they have caused this? What do you think it is?
My car has 80000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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