Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 130 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Silver86 · 05-19-2013, 03:56 PM

That sucks

TouchMyHonda · 05-19-2013, 06:36 PM

The noise is so loud and annoying.

Snowblind · 05-19-2013, 09:52 PM

I didn't buy a new car to have it chirp like some POS with squeaking accessory belts. My pump replaced last week is already making noises after a couple hundred miles.

FR-S Matt · 05-20-2013, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowblind

I didn't buy a new car to have it chirp like some POS with squeaking accessory belts. My pump replaced last week is already making noises after a couple hundred miles.

You could have saved yourself a lot of time by reading more pages in this thread. Taking it to the dealer to throw the same pump and o-ring installed won't change anything. Try taking it back with this new TSB that was released on May 8th for Subaru. Haven't seen one for Scion yet though.

minus220 · 05-20-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by solidONE

if this is true, then what is the ethanol doing to cause the chirp?

I don't know why. It is very true though I went back and forth with the last two tanks and yeah it chirps then it doesn't. now when I take it in for an oil change should I take it in chirping or not? I've already had one pump switched out.

I'm not sure why but ethanol is the devil!

Opie · 05-20-2013, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR-S Matt

You could have saved yourself a lot of time by reading more pages in this thread. Taking it to the dealer to throw the same pump and o-ring installed won't change anything. Try taking it back with this new TSB that was released on May 8th for Subaru. Haven't seen one for Scion yet though.

The "new" TSB has the exact same part numbers as the old one. The chirp will return...it's a fuel issue. Not a pump issue.

Demiurge · 05-20-2013, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Opie

The "new" TSB has the exact same part numbers as the old one. The chirp will return...it's a fuel issue. Not a pump issue.

As with everything, it's a combination of fuel and pump. However, the pump should have been modified for the USA market, which means it should handle ethanol in gas. So that makes it a pump issue.

meeskee2 · 05-20-2013, 12:03 PM

Could always just put in a superchager. The whine should drown out the chirping.

UltraMarine86 · 05-20-2013, 12:11 PM

funny story with the chirping sound. my wife took our '13 FR-S to the toyota dealership to get the pump replaced/fixed. My wife (tiny japanese woman) was telling the mechanics what the issue was, she even turned the car on for them to hear the issue. They(4 different mechanics) gave her the run around for a good 30+ minutes until they finally said in a lower embarassed voice,"yeah, its the pump." The joy on my wifes face after these mechanics didnt listen to her was priceless. Parts needed to be ordered so hopefully that and better quality gas will resolve this issue.

dsgerbc · 05-20-2013, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Opie

The "new" TSB has the exact same part numbers as the old one. The chirp will return...it's a fuel issue. Not a pump issue.

You missed the revised wording of the change. So there is some hope.

DesertFrs · 05-20-2013, 01:22 PM

I've already had mine fixed twice for the chirp and sure enough it came back with only 5000 miles. Did testing on 100 Octane w/ 0 ethanol and the chirp went away reverted back to 91 and the chirp came back. Will be doing testing soon on after market fuel pumps along with new lines and o-rings. I'm not gonna waste my time going back and forth to the dealer when the chirp comes back.

Marrk · 05-20-2013, 01:25 PM

@DesertFrs: Is 0 ethanol hard to find in SoCal? I haven't tried to look for it yet?

jeebus · 05-20-2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Marrk

@DesertFrs: Is 0 ethanol hard to find in SoCal? I haven't tried to look for it yet?

impossible.

jeebus · 05-20-2013, 01:50 PM

Kind of interesting, my chirp went away after many thousand miles and a handful of AutoX....it was gone completely for at least 8k miles but it just came back out of the blue. Wasn't driving the car particularly hard, wasn't hot out, wasn't on gas from a different station, nothing at all.

View Poll Results: Do you have chirping (cricket) noise during idle once the car is warmed up?
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05-20-2013, 12:03 PM	#1814
meeskee2 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: World Rally Blue BRZ Limited, MT Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 259 Thanks: 93 Thanked 81 Times in 62 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Could always just put in a superchager. The whine should drown out the chirping. __________________ - World Rally Blue BRZ \| Limited \| Manual - "Some guys think that having a better car makes them better than other guys, and those guys are right." -Top Gear

05-20-2013, 01:50 PM	#1820
jeebus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2015 Mustang GT (on order) Location: San Diego Posts: 904 Thanks: 114 Thanked 471 Times in 208 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Kind of interesting, my chirp went away after many thousand miles and a handful of AutoX....it was gone completely for at least 8k miles but it just came back out of the blue. Wasn't driving the car particularly hard, wasn't hot out, wasn't on gas from a different station, nothing at all. __________________

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05-19-2013, 03:56 PM	#1807
Silver86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 176 Thanks: 76 Thanked 40 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That sucks

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05-19-2013, 09:52 PM	#1809
Snowblind Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: SE Posts: 424 Thanks: 25 Thanked 490 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I didn't buy a new car to have it chirp like some POS with squeaking accessory belts. My pump replaced last week is already making noises after a couple hundred miles.

05-20-2013, 12:11 PM	#1815
UltraMarine86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Ultramarine '13 FR-S Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 224 Thanks: 148 Thanked 69 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	funny story with the chirping sound. my wife took our '13 FR-S to the toyota dealership to get the pump replaced/fixed. My wife (tiny japanese woman) was telling the mechanics what the issue was, she even turned the car on for them to hear the issue. They(4 different mechanics) gave her the run around for a good 30+ minutes until they finally said in a lower embarassed voice,"yeah, its the pump." The joy on my wifes face after these mechanics didnt listen to her was priceless. Parts needed to be ordered so hopefully that and better quality gas will resolve this issue.

05-20-2013, 01:22 PM	#1817
DesertFrs Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Scion FRS 10 Series AVO Turbo Location: Coachella Valley / Riverside Posts: 426 Thanks: 303 Thanked 297 Times in 149 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've already had mine fixed twice for the chirp and sure enough it came back with only 5000 miles. Did testing on 100 Octane w/ 0 ethanol and the chirp went away reverted back to 91 and the chirp came back. Will be doing testing soon on after market fuel pumps along with new lines and o-rings. I'm not gonna waste my time going back and forth to the dealer when the chirp comes back.

05-20-2013, 01:25 PM	#1818
Marrk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Drives: Honda Fit Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 722 Thanked 125 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@DesertFrs: Is 0 ethanol hard to find in SoCal? I haven't tried to look for it yet?

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