Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 117 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sigh-on-Rice · 04-16-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by brz7400

i was about to write such a comment since last week, since i don't seem to notice crickets any more for a while now.
seems to have gone away around the time i got my 7,500 mile oil change/ecm recall reprogram.
i did run a few tanks of shell gas before that whenever i could (my usual is chevron), but i've been back to chevron the last couple fill ups.

so not sure what made mine stop also after 7,500~8,000 miles.
maybe the crickets get tired of chirping after 8,000 miles and go home.

or maybe the chirping washer or whatever has worn off the offending area so now moves more freely??

Good to know that I'm not the only one.

My first oil change was at 7000 miles. Crickets went away at 8000, so I was thinking it's not related to the oil change, but who knows.

brz7400 · 04-16-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sigh-on-Rice

Good to know that I'm not the only one.

My first oil change was at 7000 miles. Crickets went away at 8000, so I was thinking it's not related to the oil change, but who knows.

definitely not the oil change, i got 1st oil change back at ~2,500 miles?

i'm just glad i did not get the high pressure fuel pump replaced when the dealer mentioned that potential fix when i mentioned crickets during the 2nd oil change.
i wanted to monitor further since noise was not affecting anything else about the engine.:happy0180:

Lonewolf · 04-16-2013, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

Haven't been back here in awhile, but I feel I should because of what my experience has been so far. I've been exclusively using Shell for the past few months and to my amazement no chirps. I live in Cali so 91 is the best we get. I keep thinking it's going to come back just when I get comfortable but nothing. Loving it.

I hate to be a negative nancy but the chirps will likely come back in the next couple of weeks...the forecast says its going to be much warmer soon...

TeamZleep · 04-17-2013, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf

I hate to be a negative nancy but the chirps will likely come back in the next couple of weeks...the forecast says its going to be much warmer soon...

Exactly. I got the supposedly brand new part, but of course... The minute it gets warm, boom. Chirp. I honestly don't care at all. It comes and goes now, but I don't pay attention anymore. If it was like a VW hpfp, then if be concerned because those fail and destroy things.

Huehuecoyotl · 04-17-2013, 07:03 AM

I'm an evil man who keeps a caged bird under my hood

HunterGreene · 04-17-2013, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

I'm an evil man who keeps a caged bird under my hood

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minus220 · 04-17-2013, 10:32 AM

yeah I got the cricket stuck under my hood as well. I took it in for warranty twice before i found this forum. first time they changed the tentioner and belt then when i took it back the mechanic said it sounds like the fuel pump and that's just the way it sounds. to be honest he just didn't know. no one at toyota has ever seen that engine before. at least its not only my car lol. I hope they come up with a fix for us.

zoomzoomers · 04-17-2013, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf

I hate to be a negative nancy but the chirps will likely come back in the next couple of weeks...the forecast says its going to be much warmer soon...

That is the one thing that's got me reserved, but I will say that I've seen a few days in the high 80's here in sunny SoCal and still nothing. The only thing I can attribute this to is my change of filling stations as now I strictly use Shell. I guess this summer will be revealing.

Silver86 · 04-17-2013, 03:18 PM

I only use E0 pumps now but when I still was putting ethanol in my tank I was also using shell.

One thing that annoyed me was that the pump nozzles didn't totally fit up to the FRS fuel port and wouldn't catch themselves when the tank was full.

First two times filling up at shell ended in me being sprayed down with gas.

Lonewolf · 04-17-2013, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

That is the one thing that's got me reserved, but I will say that I've seen a few days in the high 80's here in sunny SoCal and still nothing. The only thing I can attribute this to is my change of filling stations as now I strictly use Shell. I guess this summer will be revealing.

here's to hoping the silence lasts...

l0aded · 04-17-2013, 05:41 PM

Took my car in for service for the chirp. For some reason it's taking longer than a day? (brought it in Tuesday 6pm and won't get it back till Thursday). It says its a 2.5h job so not really sure what the deal is.

xjohnx · 04-17-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by l0aded

Took my car in for service for the chirp. For some reason it's taking longer than a day? (brought it in Tuesday 6pm and won't get it back till Thursday). It says its a 2.5h job so not really sure what the deal is.

did they order the part ahead of time? If not, they're probably waiting for it to show up.

Lonewolf · 04-17-2013, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by xjohnx

did they order the part ahead of time? If not, they're probably waiting for it to show up.

...and in the meantime some porter or tech will be keeping your car company by redlining her while doing donuts and drifting around parking lots...

minus220 · 04-17-2013, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver86

I only use E0 pumps now but when I still was putting ethanol in my tank I was also using shell.

One thing that annoyed me was that the pump nozzles didn't totally fit up to the FRS fuel port and wouldn't catch themselves when the tank was full.

First two times filling up at shell ended in me being sprayed down with gas.

Yeah I've spilt the gas a few times now, last time i made sure to jam it right in there and it worked a lot better

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04-17-2013, 10:32 AM	#1631
minus220 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Toronto Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah I got the cricket stuck under my hood as well. I took it in for warranty twice before i found this forum. first time they changed the tentioner and belt then when i took it back the mechanic said it sounds like the fuel pump and that's just the way it sounds. to be honest he just didn't know. no one at toyota has ever seen that engine before. at least its not only my car lol. I hope they come up with a fix for us.

04-17-2013, 03:18 PM	#1633
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)	I only use E0 pumps now but when I still was putting ethanol in my tank I was also using shell. One thing that annoyed me was that the pump nozzles didn't totally fit up to the FRS fuel port and wouldn't catch themselves when the tank was full. First two times filling up at shell ended in me being sprayed down with gas.

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