01-29-2013, 11:44 PM | #799 |
A few have adopted the use of 2 stroke oil, however I believe they will make an effort to correct the issue.
To go to the extreme and say this vehicle will fail because of this issue is a little far fetched. We placed the car in the shop to get service before we started the bigger mods. The chirping has returned. Especially since this is a known issue, they shouldn't look at the aftermarket intake and deny it. In addition the Magnuson-Moss act protects consumers against situations where a warranty is denied due to a non related part. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2 |
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01-31-2013, 01:50 PM | #800 | |
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Seriously though, check that site for some non-ethanol gas and if there is some remotely nearby, go get some, you'll be happy you did. I've found that not only are the crickets gone, but the car runs SO much nicer - it just sounds happier with 92 non-ethanol gas.
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I hate to bring it back for another fuel pump replacement, and we don't have none ethanol gas here in San Francisco bay area. Sorry but I can't stand the noise.
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I had a 98 Civic and the rpm drop was horible and the engine would shake and almost sounded like it was about to turn off.. few times i had to restart it cus it died...
My FR-S has a little chirp and it doesnt bother me.. with my 2.5 cat back and the music on low i cant hear a thing.. when i cruise with the windows down it doesnt bother me, im used to it by now.. my brothers 70 bettle has a little chirp from his fuel pump. nothin to worry about! |
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10% Ethanol- :Loud crickets, idle dip, and strange pulsing sound from foot well (see here) http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...hlight=pulsing Switched to ethanol free gas- All abnormal sounds gone after a using 1/4 tank of ethanol free gas (not placebo!) |
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Really all we can do if you are wanting to take the legal route is wait for them to release the 2014 models. If they don't have the chirp then that will most likely significantly affect our resale values and we have good grounds then.
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Paging a Subaru dealer employee to deliver the PDF for the revised chirp TSB for us: 09-54-12R just released on 5/9/13
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please keep us posted here fellow brz/frs/gt86 owners . I don't want to take my car to the dealership until they resolve this problem completely thanks in advance
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Let's hope for a fix! It's only a matter of time before they develop a fuel pump or fix to adjust to the higher ethanol levels.
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Revised Chirp TSB posted here in PDF: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...postcount=1796
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The scion one is identical. It appears that Subaru is playing catch up on this one.
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I haven't been following this thread very closely, but does the latest TSB permanently fix the chirping?
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