Q: Noise under the hood
hey i hear this weird noise coming from my hood when i'm either i'm braked at a light or i'm just sitting in it running. when i start driving it the sounds fades away. i recently got a oil change and the engine light isn't on. the car drives almost perfect except the noise.
My car has 1150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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