# Ticking sound after engine is turned off **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 14, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-engine-is-turned-off/4608 "2007-09-14T22:57:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tet168](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@tet168](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tet168)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-engine-is-turned-off/4608/1 "2007-09-14T22:57:59Z")
I recently noticed, after parking my car in the garage, that my '92 Toyota Corolla makes a pronounced ticking sound for some minutes after the engine is turned off. I even looked underneath the engine to see if there was fluid leaking, but I did not see any. Still the ticking (almost dripping) like sound continued for many minutes. Any ideas as to why? ---
**Author:** ![geo\_mac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@geo\_mac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geo_mac)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-engine-is-turned-off/4608/2 "2007-09-14T23:49:58Z")
hot exhaust cooling ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-engine-is-turned-off/4608/3 "2007-09-14T23:51:31Z")
Don’t worry, that’s normal for all engines as the hot metal contracts when cooling down. ---
**Author:** ![tet168](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@tet168](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tet168)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-engine-is-turned-off/4608/4 "2007-09-15T01:00:01Z")
Thanks for the response. I recently had my entire exhaust replaced from engine to tail–maybe that’s why I started noticing it more