Macbook Pro Retina Processor Cooling Noise

Hello there.
Yesterday I have notice really odd sound coming out of my MBP Retina Mid-late 2012.
I cannot hear much when I am making any kind of small noise like typing or anything like that... But I can hear it when I put my ear closer to the display or to the keyboard...
I thought it's nothing but that noise/sound shouldn't be there. It comes out of processor coolers even tho there's no any hard processor actions active!
I understand that processor makes quite much of a fan sound when it uses all cores, but this sound never were there.
However even before this happend, 3 months ago my trackpad started making noises too. I've done a little research about that cracky noise and it is all about screw that should be tighten.
But, since I am from Serbia I went into service as I have guarantee on the product and they have literraly told me this:
"We don't want to open new Macbook Pro Retina if it works properly. That sound it makes is completely normal. (which is not). And use the mouse if trackpad irritates you."
Quite great service over here ahahaha. I have 1 year guarantee in USA as well, but I just have no ideas how to ship my laptop to them.
Maybe it's nothing but maybe I could also fix it by my self and lose guarantee, but at least it would be fixed ?
Thanks in advance. The noise is so irritating, especially now the one from processor coolers

It's probably a bad fan, call Applecare and they should be able to help you set up sending the mac in for repair.

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