Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll.

[steve87j]

Originally Posted by FR-S Matt

I think they should just redesign the pump.... doesn't take an engineer to make that decision

well since that can take months or years..... why dont we just supress the noise?

why do we want to hear these chirps?

[Fenrir]

Originally Posted by steve87j

I'd like a reason, since the pump is small and could be wrapped with sound deadening material....

Because of many reasons.

A) There's no space for it where the pump is, the "shield" would have to cover a much larger part of the motor, be resistant to high-heat, and be very well engineered.
B) It likely won't do much, even assuming someone takes the time to make it.
C) Since the chirping is not really an issue, spending time and money fixing something that isn't broken seems a little silly.

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Originally Posted by steve87j

well since that can take months or years..... why dont we just supress the noise?

why do we want to hear these chirps?

Why do they bother you? They don't hurt anything and are only audible/present at idle.

[steve87j]

Originally Posted by Fenrir

Because of many reasons.

A) There's no space for it where the pump is, the "shield" would have to cover a much larger part of the motor, be resistant to high-heat, and be very well engineered.
B) It likely won't do much, even assuming someone takes the time to make it.
C) Since the chirping is not really an issue, spending time and money fixing something that isn't broken seems a little silly.

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Why do they bother you? They don't hurt anything and are only audible/present at idle.

the sound hurts my ears. while chilling at lights having a chirping car is embarrassing.

[alrashwa]

Fixed my chirps 100%. Solution is in my avatar.

Wish you all the best, I hope Toyota comes through with some solution. I've driven other cars and know a handful of people with DI pumps, none of them chirp like the Toybaru does. Sad to say but I'd bet fenrir is correct, probably no fix, at least not a retroactive one for 2013 models. May see something in 2014 or 2015 models.

[FR-S Matt]

Yeah, my exhaust will be loud enough soon that I won't hear it anymore. I know there's nothing wrong with it.

[steve87j]

Originally Posted by alrashwa

Fixed my chirps 100%. Solution is in my avatar.

Wish you all the best, I hope Toyota comes through with some solution. I've driven other cars and know a handful of people with DI pumps, none of them chirp like the Toybaru does. Sad to say but I'd bet fenrir is correct, probably no fix, at least not a retroactive one for 2013 models. May see something in 2014 or 2015 models.

not seeing it

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by steve87j

not seeing it

He bought a Nissan Z car, can't tell if it's a 350 or 370 but the details don't really matter at the moment. He's the guy who lemon lawed his Toyobaru.

[Brimford]

Originally Posted by Fenrir

Because of many reasons.

A) There's no space for it where the pump is, the "shield" would have to cover a much larger part of the motor, be resistant to high-heat, and be very well engineered.
B) It likely won't do much, even assuming someone takes the time to make it.
C) Since the chirping is not really an issue, spending time and money fixing something that isn't broken seems a little silly.

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Why do they bother you? They don't hurt anything and are only audible/present at idle.

I can hear my chirping at lower RPMs, and have had more car since June. It has only gotten worse since then. I am only concerned about the resale value that will be lost from our cars if they fix this in newer models and not this one.

[Fenrir]

Originally Posted by Brimford

I can hear my chirping at lower RPMs, and have had more car since June. It has only gotten worse since then. I am only concerned about the resale value that will be lost from our cars if they fix this in newer models and not this one.

If they eliminate the noise in newer models, you can bet they'll provided the new pump to people with older cars that care.

I HIGHLY doubt this will have any impact on the resale value, though.

[so26]

Though I can't wait until it warms up here in the northeast I'm definitely not looking forward to the crickets returning.

[Grimlock]

My fuel pump was replaced back in November/December and my crickets are back!

[Mac1235]

Originally Posted by Fenrir

If they eliminate the noise in newer models, you can bet they'll provided the new pump to people with older cars that care.

I HIGHLY doubt this will have any impact on the resale value, though.

Just a heads up the fix isn't a fix, numerous accounts of chirping coming back and my car is a VIN after the fix was implemented in the factory and I have developed some chirping in the last month. Just like their window weather seal issues, they are basically rehashing the same parts back onto the cars and they develop the issues again quite quickly.

[steve87j]

Originally Posted by Mac1235

Just a heads up the fix isn't a fix, numerous accounts of chirping coming back and my car is a VIN after the fix was implemented in the factory and I have developed some chirping in the last month. Just like their window weather seal issues, they are basically rehashing the same parts back onto the cars and they develop the issues again quite quickly.

I hoping when 2014 frs comes out it's fixed and we get "that" pump. otherwise they are just being lazy since it is the MOST common issue with the car and it happens to be a stupid fucking chirp.

[infinite012]

My car is chirping quite loudly. Definitely sounds like crickets and I've had it over to the dealership to let the service manager have a listen. He said he'd need to have the car a couple days to diagnose, but I think I'll wait it out until something more solid comes out other than a bandaid fix.