WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[MJones_RB]

Originally Posted by new2subaru

Cleaning the engine bay. I have a bunch of parts removed and cleaned and did the timing cover so far.



Somoniz aluminum wheel cleaner works great but smells like horrible!! I'll mask up next time.

Wow. Not all heroes wear capes.

[new2subaru]

Originally Posted by MJones_RB

Wow. Not all heroes wear capes.

It doesn't really take much to clean it. I like taking things apart to see what's what.

I'm also doing so polishing while I'm in there and may do some wiring tucking. It'll give me an idea on what I want to do next winter. The combined engine/body harness drives me crazy...

[alex87f]

Put some sound deadening in the trunk - I was chasing a rattle coming from the rear and started removing elements to eliminate them as potential sources. Didn't find the rattle (think it's coming from the outside ), but thought I might as well put some insulation before putting everything back together.

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by alex87f

Put some sound deadening in the trunk - I was chasing a rattle coming from the rear and started removing elements to eliminate them as potential sources. Didn't find the rattle (think it's coming from the outside ), but thought I might as well put some insulation before putting everything back together.

I am curious to hear your feedback on how much of a difference sound levels are vs stock

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[Breadman]

Installed a perrin 22mm front sway bar, racerx endlinks, and spc camber bolts
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[dnieves]

Drove from Long Island NY to Delaware and back yesterday (nothing more fun than a long road trip in the FR-S). Take a quick trip today then on the way back upon turning on the ignition I get CEL and Slip lights (never had that before). After inconclusive OBD scanning (P0018 & C1201) and research I dis/reconnected the battery to see if it comes back.


Car is completely stock and 44k mi.


Fingers crossed.


Inconclusive because the P0018 is indicative of a crankshaft problem and C1201 ECS malfunction. On this site I've read threads about this and changing out the ECS (which didn't work), engine work, slip sensor replacement, and etc. I don't want to spend $150 for a Toyota tech's best guess.

[MJones_RB]

Blacked out all of the silver painted trim.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by dnieves

Inconclusive because the P0018 is indicative of a crankshaft problem and C1201 ECS malfunction. On this site I've read threads about this and changing out the ECS (which didn't work), engine work, slip sensor replacement, and etc. I don't want to spend $150 for a Toyota tech's best guess.

Well, that may be better (cheaper) than just throwing parts at it -


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by MJones_RB

Blacked out all of the silver painted trim.

If the trim would have come from the factory blacked out, would you have painted it silver?






humfrz

[dnieves]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, that may be better (cheaper) than just throwing parts at it -


humfrz

From what I read here that's what the Toyota techs do: change the crankshaft position sensor then the error may/may not go away. Then when it returns they change the ECU. Then after that they take your camshaft apart charging you $$ every step along the way until you get a $6k bill at the end.


What a pain, this car has been trouble free (minus crickets/condensation in the tail lights/leaky cam plate) but being babied and with so few miles I didn't expect a CEL that keeps coming back.


With zero warranty left would I have better luck at a Subaru dealership? These engines aren't the servicing nightmare of a rotary but I don't want to finance guesses.

[new2subaru]

Got my new dash panel

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by dnieves

From what I read here that's what the Toyota techs do: change the crankshaft position sensor then the error may/may not go away. Then when it returns they change the ECU. Then after that they take your camshaft apart charging you $$ every step along the way until you get a $6k bill at the end.


What a pain, this car has been trouble free (minus crickets/condensation in the tail lights/leaky cam plate) but being babied and with so few miles I didn't expect a CEL that keeps coming back.


With zero warranty left would I have better luck at a Subaru dealership? These engines aren't the servicing nightmare of a rotary but I don't want to finance guesses.

Oh, I reckon I'd look at the $150 spent at the dealership as a "second opinion". Whether it's at your Toyota dealership or a Subaru dealership would depend on how comfortable you feel at that particular dealership.

What would I do? Well, I would take my car up to the local auto shop that I've done business with for the past 25 years and tell the manager what the symptoms (codes) were and ask them to evaluate the situation. If they think they can fix it they will tell me so. Then I would ask for an estimated cost.

If they can't fix it, they would tell me so and I would have to take it to the dealer or up to a tuning shop that works on these kinds of cars.

I hope you get it sorted out and fixed soon.


humfrz

[MJones_RB]

Originally Posted by humfrz

If the trim would have come from the factory blacked out, would you have painted it silver?






humfrz

Hah, good point. The only thing missing is the dash panel, but because it's a 10-series it has that illuminated logo behind it so I'm stuck with it.

[Impureclient]

Not today but when we are all stuck inside for sure which is probably about to happen, I'm stripping the car all down of the sealant and waxes on it, doing paint correction and a ceramic coating with Armor Shield IX.