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bcj · 08-07-2018, 10:19 PM

Herman seems to have a preference for meal worms rather than crickets.
Still choipin'

Tcoat · 08-07-2018, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcj

Herman seems to have a preference for meal worms rather than crickets.
Still choipin'

How did you know I feed Lily and Herman meal worms?

Sapphireho · 08-07-2018, 11:11 PM

I only notice them when running gas and warm out.

Oldsk00L · 12-24-2018, 11:01 AM

I only use Pure gasoline 93 octane with zero ethanol and I haven’t heard any crickets now at all. About $.30-60 more per gallon but I think it’s worth it. Not sure how accessible it is for everyone but if you can find it I’d give it it a try. I’m on my fifth tank without crickets.

dnieves · 12-24-2018, 01:14 PM

To be honest, I've had the car for 5 years and I don't even notice the crickets nor the sound tube anymore.

Nurnburger · 07-20-2019, 06:31 PM

I know there are tons of threads on this issue, but it does seem like most of the discussion is relatively old. I have a MY14 BRZ with mid 40k miles on it. It started making the chirping/crickets noise a few months back, and I thought it was the serpentine belt until I looked through the forums.

It sounds like gasoline type may affect this, so I'll have to try out a few different types. Unfortunately in SoCal it's basically all 91 octane with ethanol. I usually switch between 76 and Chevron, so we'll see what a few tanks of Chevron does.

My understanding is that there was a new fuel pump design released in 2016 along with a new TSB. The most recent Subaru TSB I saw on the thread was from 2013 (09-54-12R), but there seems to be a Scion one that's from the right time period: S-SB-0007-16. In the threads I've seen, it sounded like there were mixed results even with the new pump, though.

When I called the Subaru dealer, they said that the new fuel pump was incompatible with my car. It's only compatible on the MY17 and up, I think he said. That seems rather unlikely to me, but I wanted to check with you guys.

My car is out of warranty, so I doubt I'll get them to fix it for free. Anyone know what the parts would cost and whether it's reasonable to do myself?

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08-07-2018, 11:11 PM	#45
Sapphireho Famous Potatoes Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: '15 ultramarine Location: Idaho Posts: 14,044 Thanks: 5,813 Thanked 19,643 Times in 9,242 Posts Mentioned: 162 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I only notice them when running gas and warm out.

12-24-2018, 11:01 AM	#46
Oldsk00L Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Drives: 2015 BRZ Location: Virginia Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I only use Pure gasoline 93 octane with zero ethanol and I haven’t heard any crickets now at all. About $.30-60 more per gallon but I think it’s worth it. Not sure how accessible it is for everyone but if you can find it I’d give it it a try. I’m on my fifth tank without crickets.

12-24-2018, 01:14 PM	#47
dnieves Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: FR-S 10 Series Location: NY Posts: 1,062 Thanks: 615 Thanked 347 Times in 251 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To be honest, I've had the car for 5 years and I don't even notice the crickets nor the sound tube anymore.

07-20-2019, 06:31 PM	#48
Nurnburger Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Drives: World Rally Blue Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know there are tons of threads on this issue, but it does seem like most of the discussion is relatively old. I have a MY14 BRZ with mid 40k miles on it. It started making the chirping/crickets noise a few months back, and I thought it was the serpentine belt until I looked through the forums. It sounds like gasoline type may affect this, so I'll have to try out a few different types. Unfortunately in SoCal it's basically all 91 octane with ethanol. I usually switch between 76 and Chevron, so we'll see what a few tanks of Chevron does. My understanding is that there was a new fuel pump design released in 2016 along with a new TSB. The most recent Subaru TSB I saw on the thread was from 2013 (09-54-12R), but there seems to be a Scion one that's from the right time period: S-SB-0007-16. In the threads I've seen, it sounded like there were mixed results even with the new pump, though. When I called the Subaru dealer, they said that the new fuel pump was incompatible with my car. It's only compatible on the MY17 and up, I think he said. That seems rather unlikely to me, but I wanted to check with you guys. My car is out of warranty, so I doubt I'll get them to fix it for free. Anyone know what the parts would cost and whether it's reasonable to do myself?

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