# 2015 Subaru Forester - Clicks at idle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-forester-clicks-at-idle/178324>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [July 28, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-forester-clicks-at-idle/178324 "2021-07-28T15:22:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TRyba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@TRyba](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TRyba)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-forester-clicks-at-idle/178324/1 "2021-07-28T15:22:48Z")

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Metallic clinking sound when engine idles

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-forester-clicks-at-idle/178324/2 "2021-07-28T23:02:53Z")

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My wild guess would be a loose muffler hanger. Can you (or an assistant) try to search for the noise while the vehicle is running?

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-forester-clicks-at-idle/178324/3 "2021-07-28T23:04:28Z")

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or a heat shield that is loose.