Macbook pro making strange click sound

Hi.
I have a macbook pro from 2008 running os x 10.6.8 and it has recently started making a strange zapping sound from the speakers. I've searched the forum for answers but nothing seems to quite fit the bill. It seems to happen when I'm running safari although I haven't done a thorough check with which programs it does it. Also when I plug in my apogee duet interface it still makes the noise from my external speakers. I've done a check on the hard drive and it came out green so fingers crossed it's not that.
I'm not sure if it's consequential or not but I use logic a lot and I'm prone to using a lot of plugins son I'm used to the 'system too slow message' but now, often when the computer can't process it and it give me that message it comes with a loud pop aswell, something that never used to happen and I'm sure is not doing any good to my speakers. Sometimes the pop repeats intermittently until I play audio.
Please any help would be great, I've very worried as my beloved computer is getting old now and I can't afford a new one.
Thank you.

You didn't get a new battery? No way, was I going to leave the repair shop w/o a new battery to replace the expanding one.
What did the AS say about the sounds you are hearing from your MBP? Was diagnostics done? If not, you need to get a second opinion from another AS or an AASP. There is nothing anyone here can add. Your MBP needs to be physically examined fully.
Check out the following:
Failing Hard Drive Sounds
How to Tell When Your Hard Drive is Going to Fail
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http://www.macworld.com/article/2030700/mac-troubleshooting-be-prepared-for-hard -drive-failure.html
Be prepared for hard-drive failure

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