Engine idle chirping (cricket) noise poll. - Page 71 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Free Jazz · 09-22-2012, 02:15 PM

Just hit 312 miles, nearing end of original tank of gas -- so far, so good.

charger · 09-22-2012, 02:44 PM

I swore I heard a chirping sound yesterday when I parked. I left the car for an hour and came back to drive it around the block, but the sound was gone when I turned the engine on. I'm only at about 170 miles right now though so I won't vote yet.

Brimford · 09-22-2012, 03:06 PM

Wait till you start getting some good ole Stateside gas in her

brianbot5000 · 09-22-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brimford

Wait till you start getting some good ole Stateside gas in her

Seriously - if you don't have at least 500 miles on the car yet, don't bother posting about crickets. As long as you're using ethanol fuel, they'll come - just give it time.

rice_classic · 09-22-2012, 05:52 PM

Or in my case, no matter what type of fuel you use, period... you get crickets.

DaJo · 09-22-2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rice_classic

Or in my case, no matter what type of fuel you use, period... you get crickets.

Maybe too late already... How many fuel-ups you did with ethanol in comparison to non-ethanol?

JACK 8URT0N · 09-22-2012, 08:45 PM

Seems like an opportunity here for someone to develop an aftermarket fuel pump, maybe?

Brimford · 09-23-2012, 12:44 AM

4500 miles in and they sound worse than ever...I am going to be trying some of the Lucas Ethanol Treatment in my gas tomorrow. Hears hoping, i refuse to do 2-stroke on the idea that if Toyota found out, they might be a bunch of jerks.

sierra · 09-23-2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Brimford

4500 miles in and they sound worse than ever...I am going to be trying some of the Lucas Ethanol Treatment in my gas tomorrow. Hears hoping, i refuse to do 2-stroke on the idea that if Toyota found out, they might be a bunch of jerks.

They could also react the same way to any additives including LET unless the service book requires them to be used.
Nothing will work unless it's a lubricant that's specifically designed to be used in gasoline and then burn cleanly. That means no ash or very low ash.
LET has been tried and didn't work.

avp1 · 09-23-2012, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jeebus

Switched to 76 91 Oct today. Been using Chevron 91 Oct since new. The crickets are much quieter. They were LOUD lately. Now they are almost unnoticeable.

Seems that gas type does affect it. I have no idea how much ethanol is in either variant though...they only publish that it "may contain up to 10%" at both stations.

I do not understand why you are consistently using 91 gas. User manual for this car explicitly states that it is designed to run on 93 only. 91 may be safe for short term if 93 is not immediately available, but that's all. I used Sonoco 93 in me previous car (which also was sensitive to gas), and now in my BRZ. Never had gas quality related issues with that brand for 13 years. I never used anything below 89 grade in any of my cars though.

enigmaaron · 09-23-2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by avp1

I do not understand why you are consistently using 91 gas. User manual for this car explicitly states that it is designed to run on 93 only. 91 may be safe for short term if 93 is not immediately available, but that's all. I used Sonoco 93 in me previous car (which also was sensitive to gas), and now in my BRZ. Never had gas quality related issues with that brand for 13 years. I never used anything below 89 grade in any of my cars though.

California does not have 93.

sierra · 09-23-2012, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avp1

I do not understand why you are consistently using 91 gas. User manual for this car explicitly states that it is designed to run on 93 only. 91 may be safe for short term if 93 is not immediately available, but that's all. I used Sonoco 93 in me previous car (which also was sensitive to gas), and now in my BRZ. Never had gas quality related issues with that brand for 13 years. I never used anything below 89 grade in any of my cars though.

Good point. Fancy being concerned about adding a tiny amount of 2T to shut up the chirp while using the wrong fuel!
Everyone seems to use the 91 and I assumed it was tuned for lower octane in the US and not the 93=98 required here.

Pscylo · 09-23-2012, 11:26 AM

93 isn't widely available in the US....ya there are areas that have it, but most do not...just like most major cities do not have any stations that have no ethanol...not saying there aren't any in a major city, just saying they are sparse.

Ya the car comes factory tuned for 93/98, too bad to achieve that most are going to need octane booster/shot of race fuel to get there.

punchdrunkjuice · 09-23-2012, 12:24 PM

I am one of the lucky few here in the Mid-West, as we have regular access to 93 and 95 octane in specific locations. Unfortunately, my FR-S still has the chirp.

View Poll Results: Do you have chirping (cricket) noise during idle once the car is warmed up?
Yes (Please only vote after you have 300 miles or more on the odometer)	3,101	85.22%
No (Please only vote after you have 300 miles or more on the odometer)	538	14.78%
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09-22-2012, 02:15 PM	#981
Free Jazz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Argento Location: So Cal Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just hit 312 miles, nearing end of original tank of gas -- so far, so good.

09-22-2012, 02:44 PM	#982
charger Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: frs Location: home Posts: 69 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I swore I heard a chirping sound yesterday when I parked. I left the car for an hour and came back to drive it around the block, but the sound was gone when I turned the engine on. I'm only at about 170 miles right now though so I won't vote yet.

09-22-2012, 03:06 PM	#983
Brimford Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Whiteout / MT FR-S Location: Saint Louis Posts: 176 Thanks: 70 Thanked 40 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wait till you start getting some good ole Stateside gas in her

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rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,171 Thanks: 757 Thanked 4,206 Times in 1,807 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Or in my case, no matter what type of fuel you use, period... you get crickets.

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Brimford Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Whiteout / MT FR-S Location: Saint Louis Posts: 176 Thanks: 70 Thanked 40 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	4500 miles in and they sound worse than ever...I am going to be trying some of the Lucas Ethanol Treatment in my gas tomorrow. Hears hoping, i refuse to do 2-stroke on the idea that if Toyota found out, they might be a bunch of jerks.

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