Those noises are usually the axles. Check them out.

 

Axles are fine. Boots are also good not damaged. No greese leak or shakes

 

exhaust leak.

 

No exhaust leak found since I found out that once the car drives for about 45min the sound look like dissapears. Tricky clicking.

 

It could be motor mounts. As engine applies torque, the insulator is gone and produces metal to metal contact. Especially on the passenger mount.

Other possibilities are heat shield or exhaust hitting the body.

 

Checked for above mentioned, nothing. I am not sure, if need to check for transmission oil filter and change the oil.

 

Thank you Gents for reply. Suggestions are noted.

@IBoughtACorolla - will cross check once more since I replaced right side axles assembly not long ago.

@MRussel - will spray some sprinkles of water on exhaust are while engine running and see if any changes on engine running.

@75aces - motor mounts were checked recently which were fine. Heat shield were loose on some area which was fixed, but the clicking noise still in there. Exhaust hitting the body needs to be checked.

Other things to mention: No check engine light, When the car in Park and press the gas pedal til 1.5-2-3 RPM still no sound of clicking.
I will check with above mentioned and will get back soon.

 

Thank you Gents for reply. Suggestions are noted.

@IBoughtACorolla - will cross check once more since I replaced right side axles assembly not long ago.

@MRussel - will spray some sprinkles of water on exhaust are while engine running and see if any changes on engine running.

@75aces - motor mounts were checked recently which were fine. Heat shield were loose on some area which was fixed, but the clicking noise still in there. Exhaust hitting the body needs to be checked.

Other things to mention: No check engine light, When the car in Park and press the gas pedal til 1.5-2-3 RPM still no sound of clicking.
I will check with above mentioned and will get back soon.

any update on what the issue was mine has same issue. My exhaust sound is different . I think mines might be the tensioner for serpentine belt .. pleae reply it would help a lot

 

I suggest that because you said if you set off the gas, the noise goes away (gas recirculates at idle/no load) When I had mine, it wasnt really noticeable for a year or two until the car sounded like it had a muffler delete when accelerating I also noticed that fumes would come out from the side of the car instead of from the exhaut. XD

 

Thanx @MRussel, I see. Well, today morning on a cold start I sprinkle the water around the exaust and where it connects to block while engine was running and no unusual sign, running smooth. Thinking to check the transmission oil filter and flush/change the oil.

 

Check for play in the suspension and wheel bearings.

 

Suspension checked fine. Wheel bearing or axle not sure make small grinding noise on a fully turns to left. Overall checked for any play presence underneath,=good.

 

You could try running a tank of super in case your engine is pinging.

 

@Mgeorge did you mean higher octane?

 

yes, if the car is pinging which is probably unlikely, running higher octane gas would either make the pinging go away or lessen. It could help pin point your problem or rule other things out. My car started pinging during acceleration and driving up hills when my head gasket was starting to go, higher octane gas helped for a while. My car had over 150,000 miles when that happened though.

 

Thank you @Mgeorge, Will do it. Lets see the results, will update you soon.

 

What we did when checking for an intermittent noise is buy a couple of cheap lapel microphones & kit 12v amplifiers, then taped them to different spots under the car & taped the wires back in to speakers inside the car.
Through a process of elimination, we found the problem (a crook wheel bearing in our case).

 

Thank you @DannyV1 . Will consider that. sounds good to me😊

 

Good Day Gents,
Thank you All for your review and reply's.

What I've done so far:

Changed Spark Plugs OEM
Flushed the Transmission Fluid and changed the Filter. (No metal particles were observed on a pan or magnet)
Changed the Engine Oil to 5W-30 another brand (Lexus)

After driving it for some time, the clicking sound that I was mentioned gone, but the noise is still there when the engine is not fully warmed up.

To conclude this all,
No metal particles on a engine and transmission pan which is good. No check engine light on. Driving is good. So I simple warm up the engine and drives. No noise like before.

This is all updates ... thank you Gents once more...

 

Did u change to another oil with different viscousity lately?

 

The Viscosity is the same 5w-30 but the different brand. This time Lexus oil since it's more premium and will continue with this brand. Before was the Valvoline brand.

 

my car makes a slight tapping noise only when the engine is cold too. It's not an oil issue as any valvetrain noise is gone in a second after the car starts. I think it might be a little piston slap until they warm up a bit but not sure of that.

 

I agree, maybe that. Hope it's not a big deal.

 

Mine does the same but is coming from the engine. I think is a valve lifter. Used to do it when cold now does it all the time. Most noticeable under load.

 

It is like you hit something with a little screwdriver.

 

Some people make the mistake of switching from conventional oil to synthetic oil when an engine is old and/or has many miles on it. That can lead to oil leaks from engine seals. Not sure about engine noise, though. Unfortunately some Toyota engines develop noise as they age. Usually engines that haven't been taken care of. The good thing is the engines still tend to run forever, no matter how bad they are treated. Just turn up the radio.

 

😃😄😁 You Right about "Usually about engines that haven't been taken care of" and to be honest, I am new owner as I bought it some couples of month ago. Now, just need something reliable and long lasting vehicle. That's why still eager to maintain and take care of my corolla 2011.

 

Could just be a little noise from the valvetrain wearing too. These engines have solid lifters so I imagine any increased valve clearance will eventually become audible. Either way the noise I have doesn't concern me, never even heard it until I fixed the exhaust tick I bought the car with.

 

I had the same problem. I solved it by changing the propshaft bearings. Please have those checked.