Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 177 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

strat61caster · 07-31-2013, 02:31 PM

After 3,000 miles of silence my chirps have returned. Very faint in the car with the windows up and the stereo off, wouldn't notice with the stereo on, haven't bothered opening the hood.

Only change is I did drive up to 6,000+ ft above sea level from my regular altitude of ~10 ft.

All 91 octane E10 at the most convenient station, original pump, ~13k miles, 12/12 build. Will update according to changes.

:happy0180:

Edit: just took my friend for a ride, he doesn't hear it, he thinks I'm paranoid

opened the hood and everything.

buddy32 · 07-31-2013, 08:10 PM

Started noticing the chirps today. About 2k miles. Oil has been changed once at around 800 miles. Subscribed. Will wait for a better fix, and point out to dealer next time i go in to get on record.

Ozzman · 07-31-2013, 08:31 PM

Subaru must have dropped some companion crickets off at my house last night, I heard em in their new home this morning at the Dunkin Donuts drivethru. 507 miles, filled up with Kroger 93 octane last night.

Doesn't seem too loud, only heard it when the car was next a brick wall I'm gonna leave it alone unless they come up with a guaranteed fix

solidONE · 08-01-2013, 01:58 AM

They must have installed the giant cricket version on my car. It's super loud once the car is warm. I can hear them clearly even with windows rolled up.

infinite012 · 08-01-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by solidONE

They must have installed the giant cricket version on my car. It's super loud once the car is warm. I can hear them clearly even with windows rolled up.

I have the Mothra equivalent of crickets when my car gets warmed up on the green dot pump.

AR35 · 08-01-2013, 11:21 AM

Mine will come and go. Most of the time i cant hear anything when i idle but maybe once every 2 days i hear them.

thill · 08-01-2013, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by AR35

Mine will come and go. Most of the time i cant hear anything when i idle but maybe once every 2 days i hear them.

Yes, it is weird. Crickets showed up for me using 92 octane Sams Club gas over a week ago. Filled up with the exact same gas from the same store and the crickets were nowhere to be found yesterday...

These are some moody crickets...

azburnin · 08-01-2013, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidONE

They must have installed the giant cricket version on my car. It's super loud once the car is warm. I can hear them clearly even with windows rolled up.

Oh you mean something like this? With me I had the audio of a air plane going on over head and you can still hear it.

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mwjcyber · 08-01-2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by azburnin

Oh you mean something like this? With me I had the audio of a air plane going on over head and you can still hear it.

I couldn't hear the airplane with all that chirping!

Terrapin77 · 08-02-2013, 02:11 AM

I think I might have found a temp fix for the crickets. I put 3 oz of this Name: uploadfromtaptalk1375419635758.jpg
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in my tank. I haven't had crickets for the past 2 days. The longest trip I've had since I put this is an hour, which is normally long enough for the crickets to start. I have to drive from Atlanta to Charlotte tomorrow so I will know for sure if this stuff really works. The only other time I've been cricket free was when I was out of town and happened to stop at an ethanol free gas station.

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wdninja · 08-02-2013, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Terrapin77

I think I might have found a temp fix for the crickets. I put 3 oz of this Attachment 46485 in my tank. I haven't had crickets for the past 2 days. The longest trip I've had since I put this is an hour, which is normally long enough for the crickets to start. I have to drive from Atlanta to Charlotte tomorrow so I will know for sure if this stuff really works. The only other time I've been cricket free was when I was out of town and happened to stop at an ethanol free gas station.

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I've been using that stuff my last few tanks to no avail. Seemed to work for like 2 days but that was all. The only thing that has shut my crickets up was using ethanol free 91 when I was traveling. I have zero ethanol free stations around me normally, and I always have the crickets. They stop within a 1/8 tank once I fill with E0 and don't come back until I fill again with E10 93.

tranat · 08-02-2013, 06:47 AM

3,369 miles: I first heard the chirping noise.
9,317 miles: I had Subaru replace the fuel injection pump, the source of the noise.
10,263 miles: The chirping noise came back
10,676 miles: Jim, Subaru Engineer, came down to inspect the car. We drove for 10 mins when the noise reoccurred, proving to him that it was indeed a problem. Jim said “the noise is not detrimental, but annoying” and asked me if I would like to replace it again for a better pump this time. So they replaced the part. Everything was good for about 10 days.
At 11,200 miles the chirping noise came back. FML!

I’m going to call Subaru first thing in the morning tomorrow and ask them if they have a permanent fix for this. Lets hope so.

sierra · 08-02-2013, 07:20 AM

10,000km+ and it's never even sniffed ethanol and of course, never chirped.

Just saying because some still doubt the cause.

BadMoon · 08-02-2013, 11:26 AM

You are wasting your time. There is no permanent fix at this point.

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08-02-2013, 02:11 AM	#2474
Terrapin77 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2013 Argento FR-S Location: Atlanta Posts: 112 Thanks: 16 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think I might have found a temp fix for the crickets. I put 3 oz of this in my tank. I haven't had crickets for the past 2 days. The longest trip I've had since I put this is an hour, which is normally long enough for the crickets to start. I have to drive from Atlanta to Charlotte tomorrow so I will know for sure if this stuff really works. The only other time I've been cricket free was when I was out of town and happened to stop at an ethanol free gas station. Sent from my XT912 using Tapatalk 2

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buddy32 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: WRB Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 257 Thanks: 287 Thanked 171 Times in 107 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Started noticing the chirps today. About 2k miles. Oil has been changed once at around 800 miles. Subscribed. Will wait for a better fix, and point out to dealer next time i go in to get on record.

07-31-2013, 08:31 PM	#2467
Ozzman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: old Location: Roswell Posts: 232 Thanks: 188 Thanked 103 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Subaru must have dropped some companion crickets off at my house last night, I heard em in their new home this morning at the Dunkin Donuts drivethru. 507 miles, filled up with Kroger 93 octane last night. Doesn't seem too loud, only heard it when the car was next a brick wall I'm gonna leave it alone unless they come up with a guaranteed fix

08-01-2013, 01:58 AM	#2468
solidONE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: California Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 791 Times in 611 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	They must have installed the giant cricket version on my car. It's super loud once the car is warm. I can hear them clearly even with windows rolled up.

08-01-2013, 11:21 AM	#2470
AR35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: none Location: Savannah,GA Posts: 113 Thanks: 19 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine will come and go. Most of the time i cant hear anything when i idle but maybe once every 2 days i hear them.

08-02-2013, 06:47 AM	#2476
tranat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ SWP Limited Location: Orange County Posts: 119 Thanks: 55 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	3,369 miles: I first heard the chirping noise. 9,317 miles: I had Subaru replace the fuel injection pump, the source of the noise. 10,263 miles: The chirping noise came back 10,676 miles: Jim, Subaru Engineer, came down to inspect the car. We drove for 10 mins when the noise reoccurred, proving to him that it was indeed a problem. Jim said “the noise is not detrimental, but annoying” and asked me if I would like to replace it again for a better pump this time. So they replaced the part. Everything was good for about 10 days. At 11,200 miles the chirping noise came back. FML! I’m going to call Subaru first thing in the morning tomorrow and ask them if they have a permanent fix for this. Lets hope so.

08-02-2013, 07:20 AM	#2477
sierra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Skoda Yeti DSG diesel 4x4 Location: W. Australia Posts: 1,203 Thanks: 336 Thanked 307 Times in 230 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	10,000km+ and it's never even sniffed ethanol and of course, never chirped. Just saying because some still doubt the cause.

08-02-2013, 11:26 AM	#2478
BadMoon Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2014 GLI Autobahn/Nav Location: Central PA Posts: 551 Thanks: 118 Thanked 356 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You are wasting your time. There is no permanent fix at this point.

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