Q: Fan clutch

asked by on May 24, 2017

When first taking off the engine sounds loud almost like a bus or something the more I push the gas the louder it sounds,then quiets down and drives normal after about a minute.

My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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