Clicking noise when put in gear

Tiny
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I hear louder than usual clicking noise when I put the car in gear. Shifting into drive from parking causes this loud click. Usually it does this but very softly and no noise. This evening, I tried to start the car and it won't start. Not sure if they are related.
Sunday, May 17th, 2020 AT 9:48 PM

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Tiny
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Good morning,

Can you upload a video of the noise when you put it into gear so I can hear what you hear?

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Monday, May 18th, 2020 AT 5:18 AM
Tiny
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Sure, I will. My sister drove it to work. I got it started this morning (it was a discharged battery-replaced it with 700 CCA new battery). I will evaluate the clicking noise this evening and upload it for you. I remember it being similar to a key locking and unlocking doors (almost identical to the sound of built-in Automatic Power locking or unlocking mechanism- only more of a metallic ping than a muffled sound of the plastic door knobe locking and unlocking).
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Monday, May 18th, 2020 AT 8:44 AM
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Okay, sounds good.

I will be here.

Roy
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Monday, May 18th, 2020 AT 8:47 AM
Tiny
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Sorry, it took me a while to upload this sound clip. It has been raining non-stop and couldn't get the chance to document the clicking noise until this morning. I am not sure I would have noticed this sound if my sister had not said something. I think I am sensitized to it. The clicking (now, unfortunately, fainted since they were replayed several times on a sound recorder) represent shifts between parking and drive. (I didn't use the OD). It was obvious to me that the clicking noise occurs only when the gear shifts directly from P to D and back. What's your opinion?
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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 6:04 AM
Tiny
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The video is not of the car. It is something inside of a home.

Can you resend the correct video?

Roy
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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 6:25 AM
Tiny
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Roy, I simply recorded the video off of the sound recorder that I originally placed under the car in my driveway this morning. It is replicated in the form of a video for your site to allow it to upload. I tried to upload the sound clip (mp3, wav, qcp and wmp) but your site did not allow it. I listened to the video clip and although the sound clip is fainted, the noise is identical. I can send the original sound clip via email if you have a way to receive it, but I assure you it is identical and more concise and repeated several times. The original included various shifts between the P R N and D. I can also re-record the sound in the form of a video clip when she comes home from work. Let me know.
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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 6:40 AM
Tiny
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See if you can record it again when she comes home and upload it here.

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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 6:41 AM
Tiny
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Sure, I will do that and send it later on this evening.
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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 6:43 AM
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Thank you. I will be here when you post it.

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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 6:44 AM
Tiny
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Right Roy, I just saw your message and here is the video clip just recorded few minutes ago. Honestly, I am totally sensitized to any abnormal noise, but certainly I can hear a "tick" at the end of a shift. When I shifted between N and D, I didn't hear the "tick" at the end. But a shift between P and D produced a distinctive "ticking" noise. If no one said anything, I would not have noticed it at all. Should it be a concern?
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Friday, May 22nd, 2020 AT 7:39 PM
Tiny
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This was much better and I could hear it very well.

This sounds like the engine and transmission are moving. It sounds like a worn-out mount whether it is an engine or transmission mount. Look at the mounts and see if any have a lot of play. Open the hood and have someone put in gear several times and see if you see the engine move a lot.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-motor-mount-works

Roy
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 AT 4:11 AM

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