Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 333 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ScoobsMcGee · 05-07-2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Eski

I work at subaru and i LOL every time i see one of these threads pop back up, there is no known cure yet. It's not detrimental to your engine, however annoying the sound is, so just crank your stereo and let it be for now. As soon as a fix is out there I will be the first to blast it all over the forums, believe me.

P.S there are many temporary fixes for it and some people never get the issue however i believe those people dont drive hard at all. mine only started after my first canyon run after 1k miles when i broke the 5k rpm mark. Swapping out gas to get different ethanol ratings is one of the most common fixes but honestly too costly in the long run for a problem that causes no damage to your engine.

Lets tell everyone that the harder you drive your car, the louder the crickets are. Pretty soon we'll have people hooking up cricket amplifiers. It'll be just like the fake electronic BOVs on Neon SXTs!

Tcoat · 05-07-2015, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Eski

I work at subaru . As soon as a fix is out there I will be the first to blast it all over the forums, believe me.

.

And the day that happens you will rule the forums as the one true king!

Papabrown · 05-07-2015, 03:10 PM

Both my brother an I have BRZs. We bought them both used. His had 40k miles on it and mine has 6k miles. I noticed that mine chirps and he doesn't. I looked under the hood and it looks like his BRZ has something next to the engine to silence the chirping that mine does not have

Tcoat · 05-07-2015, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Papabrown

Both my brother an I have BRZs. We bought them both used. His had 40k miles on it and mine has 6k miles. I noticed that mine chirps and he doesn't. I looked under the hood and it looks like his BRZ has something next to the engine to silence the chirping that mine does not have

Nope.

Eski · 05-07-2015, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Lets tell everyone that the harder you drive your car, the louder the crickets are. Pretty soon we'll have people hooking up cricket amplifiers. It'll be just like the fake electronic BOVs on Neon SXTs!

LOL not what i said but go ahead, im sure there's a market for it.

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Originally Posted by strat61caster

Just out of curiosity, in what capacity do you work for Subaru?

service dept.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papabrown

Both my brother an I have BRZs. We bought them both used. His had 40k miles on it and mine has 6k miles. I noticed that mine chirps and he doesn't. I looked under the hood and it looks like his BRZ has something next to the engine to silence the chirping that mine does not have

never seen this.. you may be talking about the ecm lol

Papabrown · 05-08-2015, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nope.

so the why does mine chirp and his doesn't? Not that i really mind the chirping, just curious.

Tcoat · 05-08-2015, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Papabrown

so the why does mine chirp and his doesn't? Not that i really mind the chirping, just curious.

If I could answer that then I would rule the forums as the one true king!

SUB-FT86 · 05-08-2015, 10:14 AM

Has anyone suffered any major problems with the engine because of it? If not then I'll just let it be.

HunterGreene · 05-08-2015, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

Has anyone suffered any major problems with the engine because of it? If not then I'll just let it be.

The only major problems that have arisen have been when people tried to fix it. One bad fix in particular led to a car leaking fuel and catching fire.

So, as the classic engineering saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

SUB-FT86 · 05-08-2015, 10:48 AM

It doesn't bother me most of the time because I listen to music 95% of the time. But if I had to listen to that 100% of the time it would annoy me big time.

strat61caster · 05-08-2015, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Papabrown

so the why does mine chirp and his doesn't? Not that i really mind the chirping, just curious.

Several people, myself included, have noticed they disappeared with mileage presumably as the fuel pump 'wears in' or 'breaks in'

I've had 27,000+ silent miles after the roughly 10k mark with only a few days of resurgence since then.

Eski · 05-08-2015, 01:33 PM

I spoke with my service manager today as well as my lead tech and they said that engineers from japan have come over to collect all the "defective" fuel pumps to study and collect data from to attempt to fix the issue but have had no luck. Just chalk up the crickets with the massive oil comsumption on most other subies and call it a day.

smg1138 · 05-08-2015, 02:00 PM

I know some of you are aware of this already, but thought it might help some newbies. I've been able to make the crickets go away by using ethanol free gas. It's usually about $0.70 more expensive than E10, but I feel like it's worth it. It only takes about half a tank to kill the crickets, so I alternate between E0 and E10 when filling up.

HunterGreene · 05-08-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by smg1138

I know some of you are aware of this already, but thought it might help some newbies. I've been able to make the crickets go away by using ethanol free gas. It's usually about $0.70 more expensive than E10, but I feel like it's worth it. It only takes about half a tank to kill the crickets, so I alternate between E0 and E10 when filling up.

Or you could save the $.70/gallon (which, translate to an average fill-up, is a $7 difference) and just, as the kids say...

View Poll Results: Do you have chirping (cricket) noise during idle once the car is warmed up?
Yes (Please only vote after you have 300 miles or more on the odometer)	3,100	85.21%
No (Please only vote after you have 300 miles or more on the odometer)	538	14.79%
Voters: 3638. You may not vote on this poll

05-08-2015, 01:33 PM	#4660
Eski Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: '15 Brz Series Blue Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 541 Thanks: 270 Thanked 344 Times in 186 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I spoke with my service manager today as well as my lead tech and they said that engineers from japan have come over to collect all the "defective" fuel pumps to study and collect data from to attempt to fix the issue but have had no luck. Just chalk up the crickets with the massive oil comsumption on most other subies and call it a day. __________________ "Listen, smile, agree and then do whatever the fuck you were going to do anyway." -Robert Downey Jr.

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05-07-2015, 03:10 PM	#4651
Papabrown Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2013 pearl Subaru BRZ Location: Danville CA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Both my brother an I have BRZs. We bought them both used. His had 40k miles on it and mine has 6k miles. I noticed that mine chirps and he doesn't. I looked under the hood and it looks like his BRZ has something next to the engine to silence the chirping that mine does not have

05-08-2015, 10:14 AM	#4656
SUB-FT86 86 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 2.0T (Asphalt) Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 3,129 Thanks: 126 Thanked 527 Times in 296 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Has anyone suffered any major problems with the engine because of it? If not then I'll just let it be.

05-08-2015, 10:48 AM	#4658
SUB-FT86 86 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 2.0T (Asphalt) Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 3,129 Thanks: 126 Thanked 527 Times in 296 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	It doesn't bother me most of the time because I listen to music 95% of the time. But if I had to listen to that 100% of the time it would annoy me big time.

05-08-2015, 02:00 PM	#4661
smg1138 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Nashville Posts: 775 Thanks: 968 Thanked 213 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I know some of you are aware of this already, but thought it might help some newbies. I've been able to make the crickets go away by using ethanol free gas. It's usually about $0.70 more expensive than E10, but I feel like it's worth it. It only takes about half a tank to kill the crickets, so I alternate between E0 and E10 when filling up.

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