Least harmful additives to eliminate crickets - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

nadbrz · 04-24-2014, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by eric6

I add a full 3.5 ounces of 2-stroke oil (specifically Amsoil Saber) and the crickets went away. This works out to ~500:1 ratio with a full tank of gas.

I experimented 2-3 full fill ups with Amsoil saber 2-stroke oil and it works.

Deadspool · 04-24-2014, 11:35 AM

If youre chirping on the new pump, warranty it.

i have the revised pump, 5k ish on it now, no chirps. but as soon as it makes a peep, subaru is going to know about it.

you didnt pay tens of thousands of dollars to bandaid a problem in design.

BRZJunkie · 04-24-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Deadspool

you didnt pay tens of thousands of dollars to bandaid a problem in design.

So true!

Everybody shouldn't sit on it during warranty. Only repeated replacements can send the correct message.

Vmax911 · 04-24-2014, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadbrz

I experimented 2-3 full fill ups with Amsoil saber 2-stroke oil and it works.

How much are you adding?

BRZnut · 04-24-2014, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadbrz

I experimented 2-3 full fill ups with Amsoil saber 2-stroke oil and it works.

Yes it does!

eric6 · 04-24-2014, 10:26 PM

A full 3.5 oz bottle of the saber oil.

I have a few reasons for going about it the way I did:

1) It's because American gas is shit... yes the Japanese car company should have tested it on our gas but apparently they didn't?

2) I don't like technicians working on my car. I was a tech for 3 years, I know the kind of people employed at dealerships.

3) If a true fix came out, I'd replace it but so far all signs point to an ongoing issue that can't be remedied except with a very small bottle of additive.

Love the car and I'll be rockin' the $2.00 bottle of 2-stroke till she dies

lol.

Allch Chcar · 04-24-2014, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad1723

Actually, the top tier fuel requires additive, not ethanol last I checked =)

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I just checked. Top tier is in fact required to use between 8 and 10% Ethanol.

http://www.toptiergas.com/deposit_control.html

Quote:

1.3.1.2 Base Fuel. The base fuel shall conform to ASTM D 4814 and shall contain commercial fuel grade ethanol conforming to ASTM D 4806. All gasoline blend stocks used to formulate the base fuel shall be representative of normal U.S. refinery operations and shall be derived from conversion units downstream of distillation. Butanes and pentanes are allowed for vapor pressure adjustment. The use of chemical streams is prohibited. The base fuel shall have the following specific properties after the addition of ethanol:

1. Contain enough denatured ethanol such that the actual ethanol content is no less than 8.0 and no more than 10.0 volume percent.

Mad1723 · 04-25-2014, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

I just checked. Top tier is in fact required to use between 8 and 10% Ethanol.

http://www.toptiergas.com/deposit_control.html

Huh, interesting. Guess I missed that part. Thanks for the info!

Muskokan · 04-25-2014, 06:07 AM

Yea I picked up some tcw3 last week, put in two cap fulls and no crickets for last two tanks. Found my additive!

nadbrz · 04-28-2014, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Vmax911

How much are you adding?

3.5 ounces to a full tank of fuel.

Boxer486 · 04-28-2014, 06:07 PM

Probably the least harmful additive would be insulation.

strat61caster · 04-28-2014, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Boxer486

Probably the least harmful additive would be insulation.

Patience.

winsometang · 04-28-2014, 07:28 PM

i had crickets for the first couple months i had the car. just went away with time

JMon85 · 05-06-2017, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dannyboy8793

I use Lucas fuel injected cleaner and seems to work for me.

Yup same here! Also use Shell V-Power.

I tried Royal Purple's first, didn't eliminate the chirping.

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eric6 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 93 MR2 Turbo; 2014 BRZ Location: United States Posts: 328 Thanks: 143 Thanked 492 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	A full 3.5 oz bottle of the saber oil. I have a few reasons for going about it the way I did: 1) It's because American gas is shit... yes the Japanese car company should have tested it on our gas but apparently they didn't? 2) I don't like technicians working on my car. I was a tech for 3 years, I know the kind of people employed at dealerships. 3) If a true fix came out, I'd replace it but so far all signs point to an ongoing issue that can't be remedied except with a very small bottle of additive. Love the car and I'll be rockin' the $2.00 bottle of 2-stroke till she dies lol.

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