2008 prius sound when shifting into drive

What sort of mechanical sound Nicky. Is it just a clunk, or is it a whirring or whistling or grinding type noise? Can you try to explain roughly what it sounds like.

 

Is the clicking when you are turning or going straight ahead?

 

No one ever puts the mileage of there car. But I do thank you for putting your location.

Don't know the mileage of the car but clicking when moving usually indicates an issue with the cv joints
which I think Dorun was chasing.
If car has more than 125,000 miles usually that's beginning of end life for most suspensions parts and cv's especially in rugged territory.

Here's some questions:

How many owners?
Has car ever been in an accident?
How many times has the trans fluid been changed?
Whats been replaced under there up front?

I would spend $25 and have a tire place put it up in the air and check the cv's. CV's are scary they give you a warning with the clicking and then eventually fail sometimes catastrophically at speed creating alot of damage to the car especially to the transmission differential and or the wheel hub locking up one wheel while your driving.
They sometimes fail prematurely by losing one of 4 rubber grease boots. They dry out and crack and expose the cv u-joint to dust and the joint fails. Very good idea to apply rubber conditioner periodically to these boots so they do not dry out and fail. Its easy just spray it on.Prius uses a very good boot but constant wet-dry like in your area will dry them out.

Good Luck and report back.

 

Is it still driving ok apart from the noise?

See if you can narrow down where it's coming, eg front or rear, left or right. It's probably coming from either a drive shaft or a wheel. Let us know if it's proportional to road speed and independent of engine speed.

Jack up the front wheels one at a time and (with the Prius turned on and in "N") give them a spin by hand. See if you hear or feel anything unusual.