No crickets in winter? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Cope52 · 01-20-2015, 07:43 PM

I swear I haven't heard the crickets since novemebr. Is it due to the cold? Are they canning the ethanol in winter?

carma143 · 01-20-2015, 07:59 PM

They've finished mating.

Get ready for springtime.

kberkel · 01-20-2015, 10:18 PM

Hmm now that you mention it.

I imagine it has to do with the different gas blends for hot vs cold weather (adding ethanol or butane in cold).

Not sure though.

dtrop · 01-20-2015, 10:22 PM

Curiously, it's been less noticeable.....

nickmerronesucks · 01-20-2015, 10:38 PM

i havent heard mine in a bit either....and threads have died down.. maybe heat makes crickets?

BlackMonarch · 01-20-2015, 11:15 PM

Going to go out on a branch here and say that external temps in excess of 70F are going to compound the cricketing fuel pump issue. As soon as it dropped below 50 or so, mine almost entirely cut off, save for long drives where the pump has enough time to get good and warm. Of course heat causes crickets.

dpgfunk · 01-20-2015, 11:22 PM

crickets all day errday son

pl1ght · 01-21-2015, 12:06 AM

i had crickets everyday up until the last month, just got so used to them never paid attention, but now that that OP mentions it...none now.

ARTBRZ · 01-21-2015, 12:21 AM

No crickets anymore. It must be the ethanol content or formulation. I found that Shell formulation makes my car have the crickets and BP doesn't.

bababooey · 01-21-2015, 10:05 AM

when it was warmer id notice crickets from name brand gas, and grocery store pumps near me equated to none. go figure.

Stang70Fastback · 01-21-2015, 10:18 AM

I'm in Chicago. Crickets like no tomorrow here lol.

extrashaky · 01-21-2015, 11:30 AM

It's the gasoline blend. When the gas stations switch over to winter blends, the crickets are reduced.

Winter blends have butane in them, which burns like gasoline but is cheaper to produce. This is one of the reasons you normally see a drop in fuel prices during winter months. Butane evaporates more easily than gasoline, however, so it can't be used in higher temps because it would evaporate too quickly. Winter blends also have some other differences, any one of which (or combination of which) could be the reason we hear a decrease in crickets during the winter.

Because of the number of miles I drive (~2500 miles per month), I'm usually fueling up multiple times per week, so I get to experience the effects of it first hand. When the stations in my area were switching over to winter blends, there was a period of about two weeks in which one tank would have crickets, the next tank wouldn't, the next tank would, etc. Then they disappeared altogether when all the stations had gone over to winter blends.

Be aware that your experience may vary. There are something like two dozen official blends of gasoline in the US alone, so you may still get cricket gas even in the winter, depending on where you are and where you buy your fuel.

DavidBob · 01-21-2015, 02:00 PM

My car makes a tractor like sound at idle now.... Im hoping its from the cold....

luelanski · 01-23-2015, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidBob

My car makes a tractor like sound at idle now.... Im hoping its from the cold....

does that sound go away when you press the clutch?

01-20-2015, 07:59 PM	#2
carma143 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota Highlander; Subaru BRZ (SWP) Location: California Posts: 431 Thanks: 137 Thanked 156 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	They've finished mating. Get ready for springtime. Last edited by carma143; 01-26-2015 at 06:07 PM. Reason: Bad comment as a result of trying to make a witty first comment.

01-20-2015, 10:38 PM	#5
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kberkel Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 581 Thanks: 32 Thanked 326 Times in 174 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hmm now that you mention it. I imagine it has to do with the different gas blends for hot vs cold weather (adding ethanol or butane in cold). Not sure though.

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dtrop Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Wrb 2014 limited brZ Location: United States Posts: 436 Thanks: 5 Thanked 185 Times in 103 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Curiously, it's been less noticeable.....

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BlackMonarch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: Red BRZ Location: Kansas Posts: 240 Thanks: 42 Thanked 174 Times in 89 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Going to go out on a branch here and say that external temps in excess of 70F are going to compound the cricketing fuel pump issue. As soon as it dropped below 50 or so, mine almost entirely cut off, save for long drives where the pump has enough time to get good and warm. Of course heat causes crickets.

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dpgfunk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2012 E92 M3, 2013 BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 190 Thanks: 48 Thanked 115 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	crickets all day errday son

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pl1ght Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i had crickets everyday up until the last month, just got so used to them never paid attention, but now that that OP mentions it...none now.

01-21-2015, 12:21 AM	#9
ARTBRZ Aloha! Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 350 Thanks: 121 Thanked 180 Times in 109 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No crickets anymore. It must be the ethanol content or formulation. I found that Shell formulation makes my car have the crickets and BP doesn't.

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bababooey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ SWP Limited -6MT Location: HillCountry-TX Posts: 433 Thanks: 145 Thanked 162 Times in 106 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	when it was warmer id notice crickets from name brand gas, and grocery store pumps near me equated to none. go figure.

01-21-2015, 10:18 AM	#11
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01-21-2015, 11:30 AM	#12
extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,046 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,620 Times in 2,267 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	It's the gasoline blend. When the gas stations switch over to winter blends, the crickets are reduced. Winter blends have butane in them, which burns like gasoline but is cheaper to produce. This is one of the reasons you normally see a drop in fuel prices during winter months. Butane evaporates more easily than gasoline, however, so it can't be used in higher temps because it would evaporate too quickly. Winter blends also have some other differences, any one of which (or combination of which) could be the reason we hear a decrease in crickets during the winter. Because of the number of miles I drive (~2500 miles per month), I'm usually fueling up multiple times per week, so I get to experience the effects of it first hand. When the stations in my area were switching over to winter blends, there was a period of about two weeks in which one tank would have crickets, the next tank wouldn't, the next tank would, etc. Then they disappeared altogether when all the stations had gone over to winter blends. Be aware that your experience may vary. There are something like two dozen official blends of gasoline in the US alone, so you may still get cricket gas even in the winter, depending on where you are and where you buy your fuel.

01-21-2015, 02:00 PM	#13
DavidBob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Location: Northern NJ Posts: 505 Thanks: 413 Thanked 103 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	My car makes a tractor like sound at idle now.... Im hoping its from the cold....

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