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HeadBanger · 07-17-2014, 06:49 AM

What mileage does the chirping start?

I've had my car a month and a half, 5700km Shell 91. No chirping I don't think

FiRStsc10n · 07-17-2014, 07:03 AM

Car built May 2013. Only Shell 91 since Day-1, and mine has chirping. started around 2000km, now at 20,000. My Toyota dealer has been hesitant to do the TSB cause the mechanic knows it's not gonna change anything. I haven't heard any 100% positive feedback from those with newer or replaced ones.

wbradley · 07-17-2014, 08:06 AM

My car built April 2012 and it STILL only chirps if I don't use Shell VPower. In fact I think I was the first to post that observation on these forums while everybody was starting to complain about how to stop it.

Using the OFT and therefore only Ultra 94. No biggie, its not like you are bleeding from your ears at a stoplight. Other makes with DI have the same sound.

Swinfard · 07-17-2014, 08:38 AM

Chirping started around 8,000km - dealer preformed TSB, chirping returned very shortly afterwards.

Gas doesn't seem to matter Ultra 94, Shell 91, etc. Its really only noticeable/annoying when I pull in/out of the garage with the windows down at idle.

Just rolled over 40,000km's with zero issues apart from the slightly annoying chirp, I've accepted it.

~swin

7thgear · 07-17-2014, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chenshuo

you had esso 93 and it runs quiet? i tried esso 93 once, and all sorts of noises came out.

no noises out of the engine anyway, and I find the car runs a tiny bit smoother too.

blackhawkdown · 07-17-2014, 08:51 AM

I have found the cure to the the crickets. Like real life crickets, if you get near it, it stops chirping. But the second you step away, it starts again.

f0rge · 07-17-2014, 11:26 AM

My car still chirps and I've had the HPFP replaced already.

Mostly Shell gas, always 91 (never 94)

wheelhaus · 07-17-2014, 11:36 AM

BRZ Built around Aug 2012. I've had chirps develop after a few thousand miles. Now at 12k miles, I tried Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner/Upper Cylinder Lubricant (because I had it laying around) and it immediately reduced the crickets by at least 80%, adding about 2oz per tank. Once it runs out I'll try something else to see if there's any more improvement. If I don't run the Lucas, crickets are more noticeable but don't seem as loud as they used to be...

And I also understand it to only be an annoyance.

acro · 07-17-2014, 12:55 PM

What chirping. I may have to listen again. I don't notice it after 2 yrs 20k

akiranakayama · 07-17-2014, 12:56 PM

I recently bought my BRZ. A 2014 model. At around 1500 miles i started hearing the cricket noise.

daftpunk · 07-17-2014, 02:13 PM

At 27k and not a single chirp yet! I've only ever filled up with Shell 91.

silvercar · 07-17-2014, 03:33 PM

Mine as well, 35k, and I use 91 gas from whatever station I'm close to at the time. I've never heard anything.

azian_advanced · 07-17-2014, 04:10 PM

get gas from a place that doesn't contain any ethanol

/crickets

/thread

1Cor10:23 · 07-17-2014, 04:28 PM

I've mentioned this before but going to say it again...IMO, crickets are not detrimental to the operation of your car. However, running 91 octane on spirited driving (maybe even regular driving) will lower your IAM from knock. I've logged my IAM with Shell 91 before and it can get as low as .50. Now with Ultra94 it rarely goes below .9 on the street (has gone down to .7 at the track).

You're leaving a lot of timing on the table by running sub optimal gas.

07-17-2014, 06:49 AM	#15
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07-17-2014, 02:13 PM	#25
daftpunk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Toronto Posts: 190 Thanks: 158 Thanked 93 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	At 27k and not a single chirp yet! I've only ever filled up with Shell 91. __________________ 2013 Firestorm Scion FRS 2005 Civic SI Sedan- Sold 2004 Impreza WRX - Sold 1992 Civic Hatchback - Parted, RIP

07-17-2014, 04:10 PM	#27
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1Cor10:23 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 Whiteout FR-S (M/T) Location: GTA Posts: 1,205 Thanks: 492 Thanked 392 Times in 238 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I've mentioned this before but going to say it again...IMO, crickets are not detrimental to the operation of your car. However, running 91 octane on spirited driving (maybe even regular driving) will lower your IAM from knock. I've logged my IAM with Shell 91 before and it can get as low as .50. Now with Ultra94 it rarely goes below .9 on the street (has gone down to .7 at the track). You're leaving a lot of timing on the table by running sub optimal gas. __________________ \|1Cor10:23 \| Whiteout FR-S \| Form Follows Function Build\|

07-17-2014, 07:03 AM	#16
FiRStsc10n Canadian FR-S Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: FR-S '10 Series' Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 1,160 Thanks: 341 Thanked 695 Times in 413 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Car built May 2013. Only Shell 91 since Day-1, and mine has chirping. started around 2000km, now at 20,000. My Toyota dealer has been hesitant to do the TSB cause the mechanic knows it's not gonna change anything. I haven't heard any 100% positive feedback from those with newer or replaced ones.

07-17-2014, 08:38 AM	#18
Swinfard Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS mt Location: Ottawa Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Chirping started around 8,000km - dealer preformed TSB, chirping returned very shortly afterwards. Gas doesn't seem to matter Ultra 94, Shell 91, etc. Its really only noticeable/annoying when I pull in/out of the garage with the windows down at idle. Just rolled over 40,000km's with zero issues apart from the slightly annoying chirp, I've accepted it. ~swin

07-17-2014, 11:36 AM	#22
wheelhaus Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2020 KTM Super Duke 1290R Location: Denver Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 714 Thanked 1,141 Times in 624 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	BRZ Built around Aug 2012. I've had chirps develop after a few thousand miles. Now at 12k miles, I tried Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner/Upper Cylinder Lubricant (because I had it laying around) and it immediately reduced the crickets by at least 80%, adding about 2oz per tank. Once it runs out I'll try something else to see if there's any more improvement. If I don't run the Lucas, crickets are more noticeable but don't seem as loud as they used to be... And I also understand it to only be an annoyance.

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acro Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: GT-86 Location: Northern hemisphere Posts: 360 Thanks: 419 Thanked 102 Times in 69 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	What chirping. I may have to listen again. I don't notice it after 2 yrs 20k

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