Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 15 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

lionbacker54 · 10-30-2014, 09:02 PM

i'm at 17,000 and have not heard the crickets yet. does it depend one when you bought the car? i bought in may 2013

kberkel · 10-30-2014, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lionbacker54

i'm at 17,000 and have not heard the crickets yet. does it depend one when you bought the car? i bought in may 2013

Mine is a 2013.. I could be wrong, but I think it depends somewhat on Gas? I've never thought enough to notice differences between gas stations.. but sometimes it isn't there at all.. so maybe?

carma143 · 10-31-2014, 09:42 AM

I bought a used 2013 Limited BRZ. I can only hear chirping at idle after the car's RPMs have gone down to ~700rpm, and even then it's very hard to hear.

White&Nerdy · 10-31-2014, 12:09 PM

I have crickets at idle, but they go away as soon as I give it more gas. I have almost since the car was new (7600 miles now).

srizzors25 · 10-31-2014, 01:06 PM

Mine started making the noise around 1k miles. Audible under 1200rpms or so, idle almost all the time except for when the car is cold. Goes away as soon as I touch the gas.

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Originally Posted by Stang70Fastback

But hey, if they ever put out an updated fuel pump I'm sure it would make my list of things I'll eventually buy for the car.

You would hope that if someone comes up with something Subaru would volunteer to do it under warranty lol. Thinking about calling the dealer and see what they say here as well

Blastersix · 10-31-2014, 03:54 PM

6,600 miles on the clock. Started around 500 miles. Took it to the dealer, they said "it was normal". WTF.

GeeTee86 · 11-01-2014, 07:27 AM

My car started now after 17000 km. Is there a fix for it yet. Bit hard to scan through 2 years of posts.

FloridaBRZ · 11-01-2014, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GeeTee86

My car started now after 17000 km. Is there a fix for it yet. Bit hard to scan through 2 years of posts.

I am on my third fuel pump from Subaru. My car has 14k on it. You would think the new 15's wouldnt have this issue, but they have yet to permanently fix it.

CoupedUpSubie · 11-01-2014, 10:11 AM

I just had mine replaced, no chirping yet but only a couple hundred miles on it.

extrashaky · 11-01-2014, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Blastersix

Took it to the dealer, they said "it was normal". WTF.

Because it is normal.

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Originally Posted by GeeTee86

Is there a fix for it yet.

No. To sum up:

Ethanol doesn't consistently make a difference. Some non-ethanol gas gets rid of the crickets. Some doesn't. Most 10% fuels result in crickets. Some (usually off-brands) don't. Some E85 gets rid of the crickets, but people have reported crickets on E85. Even if you find a gas station that sells gas that doesn't give you crickets, that may change when the weather changes and the station switches blends.

Some people have had good luck with putting Lucas upper cylinder lubricant in their gas. Some have not.

Some have had good luck with putting ashless TC-W3 oil in their gas. Some have not.

Most who have had their fuel pumps replaced under warranty have had the crickets come back. Those who haven't probably will.

Toyota tried insulating the pump with sound deadening material. Apparently that caused heat issues that made the crickets worse.

You can chase cricket-free gas all over the place. You can try additives. You can replace the pump. In the end, though, it's most likely going to be just a lot of wasted time and energy attempting to change a sound that is normal for a high pressure fuel pump.

GeeTee86 · 11-01-2014, 01:35 PM

Then it is what it is. Thanks

strat61caster · 11-01-2014, 06:49 PM

@extrashaky

Forgot that some people have their crickets go away as the the car gets run in, haven't heard mine in over a year and 20k miles.

metier · 11-03-2014, 11:44 PM

I'm in the group that thinks it depends on what gas you use. I have a series.blue and for the first 6500-7000 miles I used mostly Shell and Chevron gas, and had the crickets. For the last couple of months used Shell only and the crickets where gone. This past weekend I filled up with Chevron and the crickets are back. I'm going to go back to shell gas for the next couple month and see if the crickets leave, again.

Ursam · 11-04-2014, 07:26 AM

I'm at 4800 miles on my 2014 Limited and never heard the crickets yet. But I guess they can always show up down the road.

View Poll Results: Do you have chirping (cricket) noise during idle once the car is warmed up?
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11-01-2014, 10:11 AM	#205
CoupedUpSubie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: United States Posts: 299 Thanks: 11 Thanked 118 Times in 91 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I just had mine replaced, no chirping yet but only a couple hundred miles on it. __________________ 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Black Ram - 8 speed with 3.21 gears 1994 Honda VFR750 - Two brothers 4-1 left side exit exhaust 1993 Honda CB750 Nighthawk

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10-30-2014, 09:02 PM	#197
lionbacker54 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 WR Blue 6MT BRZ Location: OH Posts: 157 Thanks: 136 Thanked 52 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i'm at 17,000 and have not heard the crickets yet. does it depend one when you bought the car? i bought in may 2013

10-31-2014, 09:42 AM	#199
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)	I bought a used 2013 Limited BRZ. I can only hear chirping at idle after the car's RPMs have gone down to ~700rpm, and even then it's very hard to hear.

10-31-2014, 12:09 PM	#200
White&Nerdy Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2015 Subaru WRX Location: Lunenburg, MA Posts: 24 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have crickets at idle, but they go away as soon as I give it more gas. I have almost since the car was new (7600 miles now).

10-31-2014, 03:54 PM	#202
Blastersix Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	6,600 miles on the clock. Started around 500 miles. Took it to the dealer, they said "it was normal". WTF.

11-01-2014, 07:27 AM	#203
GeeTee86 86 Nut Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 86 Satin 6MT High Location: South Africa - Centurion Posts: 666 Thanks: 98 Thanked 179 Times in 110 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My car started now after 17000 km. Is there a fix for it yet. Bit hard to scan through 2 years of posts.

11-01-2014, 01:35 PM	#207
GeeTee86 86 Nut Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 86 Satin 6MT High Location: South Africa - Centurion Posts: 666 Thanks: 98 Thanked 179 Times in 110 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Then it is what it is. Thanks

11-01-2014, 06:49 PM	#208
strat61caster - Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: '13 FRS - STX Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 10,384 Thanks: 13,790 Thanked 9,502 Times in 5,013 Posts Mentioned: 94 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	@extrashaky Forgot that some people have their crickets go away as the the car gets run in, haven't heard mine in over a year and 20k miles.

11-03-2014, 11:44 PM	#209
metier Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2015 Subaru CWP Series.Blue Location: Texas Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm in the group that thinks it depends on what gas you use. I have a series.blue and for the first 6500-7000 miles I used mostly Shell and Chevron gas, and had the crickets. For the last couple of months used Shell only and the crickets where gone. This past weekend I filled up with Chevron and the crickets are back. I'm going to go back to shell gas for the next couple month and see if the crickets leave, again.

11-04-2014, 07:26 AM	#210
Ursam Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 SSM BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 36 Thanks: 3 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm at 4800 miles on my 2014 Limited and never heard the crickets yet. But I guess they can always show up down the road.

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