Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 112 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

HunterGreene · 04-08-2013, 09:58 AM

Its kinda weird, the crickets come and go. Just passed 4200 miles, and I have heard them intermittently, doesn't seem dependent on temperature or which gas I have.

However, I noticed condensation in my taillights the other day, so I guess the gremlin moved from the engine bay to the tail lights.

spitfire481 · 04-08-2013, 02:16 PM

i only get the sound after spirited/ high rev driving. it will continue until i shut the car off and it cools down. upon restart it sounds normal. even on a regular commute the chirps cant be heard

Sigh-on-Rice · 04-08-2013, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Its kinda weird, the crickets come and go. Just passed 4200 miles, and I have heard them intermittently, doesn't seem dependent on temperature or which gas I have.

Do you mean you used to have it all the time, but now it's intermittent? If so, then that's what happened to me and it eventually went away.

HunterGreene · 04-08-2013, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sigh-on-Rice

Do you mean you used to have it all the time, but now it's intermittent? If so, then that's what happened to me and it eventually went away.

Well, its hard to tell--the car was garaged for 4 months. It had the crickets when I parked it, and it still gets them from time to time. I would be happy if they faded.

However, the engineer in me is afraid that the sound of the crickets going away indicates either 1) the o-ring causing the sound has worn down slightly, like when you get new shoes and they squeak at first, just a matter of breaking in

or 2) the part that caused the squeak is on the cusp of imminent failure. That reminds me, I need to buy a car fire extinguisher on the way home.

texasbound972 · 04-08-2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Its kinda weird, the crickets come and go. Just passed 4200 miles, and I have heard them intermittently, doesn't seem dependent on temperature or which gas I have.

However, I noticed condensation in my taillights the other day, so I guess the gremlin moved from the engine bay to the tail lights.

Well you can always get it fixed under warranty. I have noticed others with the same tail light issue and they had it replaced under warranty also. Not sure if aftermarket lights leak like the factory ones do.

Silver86 · 04-08-2013, 11:01 PM

After using ethanol free gas I no longer have the chirp.

wdninja · 04-09-2013, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by texasbound972

Well you can always get it fixed under warranty. I have noticed others with the same tail light issue and they had it replaced under warranty also. Not sure if aftermarket lights leak like the factory ones do.

The aftermarket tail lights that come with a gasket sealed to the housing shouldn't leak, but the ones that reuse the stock gasket have the potential to. My Colin tails fogged using the stock gasket, but both the stock and aftermarket sets stopped after replacing the gaskets with better ones. You can PM me or hit the link in my sig if you want a set shipped out, or get them replaced at the dealer. As far as I know, the dealer replacements aren't sealed either.

solidONE · 04-09-2013, 01:16 AM

So I just started to get the idle chirp, but my VIN is after Production Change Effective VIN on the bulletin. Will they not do this work on my car?

HunterGreene · 04-09-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by texasbound972

Well you can always get it fixed under warranty. I have noticed others with the same tail light issue and they had it replaced under warranty also. Not sure if aftermarket lights leak like the factory ones do.

The taillight replacement done by the dealership can work, if they do it correctly.

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Originally Posted by solidONE

So I just started to get the idle chirp, but my VIN is after Production Change Effective VIN on the bulletin. Will they not do this work on my car?

I believe a few members with higher VINs have had this serviced. Never hurts to take it in and check.

JFK0424 · 04-09-2013, 12:07 PM

I work at Toyota. My frs was not in the vin range for this chirpping noise from the fuel pump. My tech got an ok from Toyota but the only thing is they are nationally back ordered for this part. Regardless of what anyone says, this is not a normal sound if Toyota is changing out the part for you. Its worth taking in to have it looked at and changed. If they say no, just call Toyota yourself and I'm sure they will say yes. If not, come to my dealership and get the work done here.

5hairpins · 04-09-2013, 12:24 PM

I am nearly a year and 10K miles in and my crickets are my constant companions. I have never seen any error lights or had one iota of trouble due to the crickets. Until I see something that indicates a real problem, I will let the crickets keep me company.

Re~Mix · 04-09-2013, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JFK0424

Regardless of what anyone says, this is not a normal sound if Toyota is changing out the part for you. Its worth taking in to have it looked at and changed. If they say no, just call Toyota yourself and I'm sure they will say yes. If not, come to my dealership and get the work done here.

There still seems to be mixed opinions regarding this. I took mine in at 5K miles and had a couple components replaced with the new PNs. However, by 8K miles the chirp was back.

I brought it in again at 10K miles and this time the dealer stated that it had the new PN and the noise was deemed to not be causing any harm to the car itself.

C'est la vie. $25K car, bound to be some kinks to work out.

FR-S Neck · 04-09-2013, 03:26 PM

I feel as if people aren't reading.... Ethanol free gas fixes the problem. If you filled up with "ethanol free gas" and it still makes the noise then you need to read the pump more carefully because you obviously didn't fill up with ethanol free gas. Most gas stations have a pump separate from the others with the ethanol free.

sf86 · 04-09-2013, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FR-S Neck

I feel as if people aren't reading.... Ethanol free gas fixes the problem. If you filled up with "ethanol free gas" and it still makes the noise then you need to read the pump more carefully because you obviously didn't fill up with ethanol free gas. Most gas stations have a pump separate from the others with the ethanol free.

Not here in california bro. The closest ethanol free gas i know is almost 200miles away from where i live.

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04-09-2013, 12:07 PM	#1564
JFK0424 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: OXNARD, CA Posts: 117 Thanks: 9 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	chirp chirp I work at Toyota. My frs was not in the vin range for this chirpping noise from the fuel pump. My tech got an ok from Toyota but the only thing is they are nationally back ordered for this part. Regardless of what anyone says, this is not a normal sound if Toyota is changing out the part for you. Its worth taking in to have it looked at and changed. If they say no, just call Toyota yourself and I'm sure they will say yes. If not, come to my dealership and get the work done here.

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04-08-2013, 09:58 AM	#1555
HunterGreene Hail Magnet Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S: "Artemis" Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 4,578 Thanks: 3,386 Thanked 3,195 Times in 1,633 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Its kinda weird, the crickets come and go. Just passed 4200 miles, and I have heard them intermittently, doesn't seem dependent on temperature or which gas I have. However, I noticed condensation in my taillights the other day, so I guess the gremlin moved from the engine bay to the tail lights.

04-08-2013, 02:16 PM	#1556
spitfire481 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2JZ FRS Location: Pure Automotive Performance Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,354 Times in 621 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	i only get the sound after spirited/ high rev driving. it will continue until i shut the car off and it cools down. upon restart it sounds normal. even on a regular commute the chirps cant be heard

04-08-2013, 11:01 PM	#1560
Silver86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 176 Thanks: 76 Thanked 40 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	After using ethanol free gas I no longer have the chirp.

04-09-2013, 01:16 AM	#1562
solidONE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: California Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 791 Times in 611 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So I just started to get the idle chirp, but my VIN is after Production Change Effective VIN on the bulletin. Will they not do this work on my car?

04-09-2013, 12:24 PM	#1565
5hairpins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 MT Asphalt FR-S Location: Brownwood TX Posts: 567 Thanks: 84 Thanked 254 Times in 116 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I am nearly a year and 10K miles in and my crickets are my constant companions. I have never seen any error lights or had one iota of trouble due to the crickets. Until I see something that indicates a real problem, I will let the crickets keep me company.

04-09-2013, 03:26 PM	#1567
FR-S Neck Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: FR-S Black Beauty Location: Huntsville Alabama Posts: 61 Thanks: 18 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I feel as if people aren't reading.... Ethanol free gas fixes the problem. If you filled up with "ethanol free gas" and it still makes the noise then you need to read the pump more carefully because you obviously didn't fill up with ethanol free gas. Most gas stations have a pump separate from the others with the ethanol free.

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