HI Guys just need a little help before buying the car

[Carlysh]

Hi Guys hope your are doing well in your Fr-s I just need help from you Guys to not worry about the issues I am getting the Car hopefull at the end of the month i have some question sorry I am new in the Forum bear with me maybe these

1) I have read some thread about the cricket sound i know some dont have some have if it after 300 the problem is as soon i get the i drive to miami 2:30 drive 200+ plus mile yeah i will drive it lol and the wife will drive it
it is a easy fix i read that the warranty fix it wich a better fuel pump but i plan to tune it because i want a track car on weekend but that my wife can drive it to miami for her master degree

2) i saw the the injector leaks that have a poping sound like 1000+ plus miles
should i be concern about this issues when buying the car does toyota will fix it? i know if i mod the car the warraty can be denied but the mods i plan first are tires/suspension and tune since i read the tune helps a lot

Oh one more hing a good price on the car

Thanks a lot Guys for your time and pacience helping me

[Celica00]

I haven't heard much about injector leaks..

[strat61caster]

A. Get a browser with spell check built in (Firefox or Chrome are popular right now)

B. There is no "fix" for the chirping, you can get the pump swapped and it will be quiet for awhile but it usually comes back. It's intermittent and doesn't bother most people, at this point I personally doubt there will ever be a "fix", it has no negative impact on the vehicle, it's just annoying to some.

C. Currently the "cause" is determined to be shifting at or near redline quickly and aggressively causing knock. The pre-emptive fix is probably going to be reflash the ECU whenever they release an official service bulletin. This could change but shouldn't be a problem at all if you take it easy, your mods should not impact the warranty service of this issue. If you plan on tracking or "racing" heavily you may want to wait until this issue has gotten a better resolution.

For reference: injector leak thread, there's at least two or three others but this is the most focused
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36129

D. Go to Scion's website, build the car you want, print it out, that's the price you should pay. If a dealer won't get you that car then find another dealer, some people in California ended up buying the car in Colorado (or even further, the North East reportedly has a bunch rusting on the lots) due to poor dealer cooperation.

[GeorgeJFrick]

Originally Posted by Carlysh

Hi Guys hope your are doing well in your Fr-s I just need help from you Guys to not worry about the issues I am getting the Car hopefull at the end of the month i have some question sorry I am new in the Forum bear with me maybe these

1) I have read some thread about the cricket sound i know some dont have some have if it after 300 the problem is as soon i get the i drive to miami 2:30 drive 200+ plus mile yeah i will drive it lol and the wife will drive it
it is a easy fix i read that the warranty fix it wich a better fuel pump but i plan to tune it because i want a track car on weekend but that my wife can drive it to miami for her master degree

2) i saw the the injector leaks that have a poping sound like 1000+ plus miles
should i be concern about this issues when buying the car does toyota will fix it? i know if i mod the car the warraty can be denied but the mods i plan first are tires/suspension and tune since i read the tune helps a lot

Oh one more hing a good price on the car

Thanks a lot Guys for your time and pacience helping me

Hi Guys. I hope your are doing well in your FR-S. I need help from you guys to quell my worries about some issues. I will hopefully be getting the car at the end of the month. I have some questions. Sorry I am new to the forum so bear with me.

1) I have read some threads about the cricket sound. I will be driving the car a lot early on, and I'm worried I'll miss the warranty repair because I plan to tune the car? I plan to share the car with my wife. I will track it and she will drive to school.

2) I read that the injectors can leak with a popping sound at 1000+ plus miles.
Should I be concerned about this issue when buying the car, or will it be covered under warranty? I know if I mod the car the warraty can be denied. So, the mods I plan first are tires, suspension, and tune.

Before I go; please tell me what to search for to find the 'good price' thread.

Thank you for your time,



Don't do anything to the car for a while. If you have a problem, have it repaired under warranty. No matter what you do to the car keep paperwork and a log of what you did.

There are plenty of other threads around that you could explore; where people explain their warranty issues.

I take delivery of my BRZ on the 1st; the chirping/etc does not worry me if that helps you feel better.

[Carlysh]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

A. Get a browser with spell check built in (Firefox or Chrome are popular right now)

B. There is no "fix" for the chirping, you can get the pump swapped and it will be quiet for awhile but it usually comes back. It's intermittent and doesn't bother most people, at this point I personally doubt there will ever be a "fix", it has no negative impact on the vehicle, it's just annoying to some.

C. Currently the "cause" is determined to be shifting at or near redline quickly and aggressively causing knock. The pre-emptive fix is probably going to be reflash the ECU whenever they release an official service bulletin. This could change but shouldn't be a problem at all if you take it easy, your mods should not impact the warranty service of this issue. If you plan on tracking or "racing" heavily you may want to wait until this issue has gotten a better resolution.

For reference: injector leak thread, there's at least two or three others but this is the most focused
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36129

D. Go to Scion's website, build the car you want, print it out, that's the price you should pay. If a dealer won't get you that car then find another dealer, some people in California ended up buying the car in Colorado (or even further, the North East reportedly has a bunch rusting on the lots) due to poor dealer cooperation.

Sorry for my spelling
Thanks a lot so i will check prices out of florida and have them delivery to me sounds good idea for a good price i check it out

the issues I am making sure is good i plan on track racing but not very heavy maybe once every 2 month (not sure if that is heavy).

So i stick with the tires/suspension/ tune and maybe the trd intake will help for the warranty

thanks a lot

[Carlysh]

Originally Posted by GeorgeJFrick

Hi Guys. I hope your are doing well in your FR-S. I need help from you guys to quell my worries about some issues. I will hopefully be getting the car at the end of the month. I have some questions. Sorry I am new to the forum so bear with me.

1) I have read some threads about the cricket sound. I will be driving the car a lot early on, and I'm worried I'll miss the warranty repair because I plan to tune the car? I plan to share the car with my wife. I will track it and she will drive to school.

2) I read that the injectors can leak with a popping sound at 1000+ plus miles.
Should I be concerned about this issue when buying the car, or will it be covered under warranty? I know if I mod the car the warraty can be denied. So, the mods I plan first are tires, suspension, and tune.

Before I go; please tell me what to search for to find the 'good price' thread.

Thank you for your time,



Don't do anything to the car for a while. If you have a problem, have it repaired under warranty. No matter what you do to the car keep paperwork and a log of what you did.

There are plenty of other threads around that you could explore; where people explain their warranty issues.

I take delivery of my BRZ on the 1st; the chirping/etc does not worry me if that helps you feel better.

Thanks for fixing my spelling thanks for your time i dont mind much the sound chirping if it doesnt hurt the engine and lose power i am good

[supra2nv]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

A. Get a browser with spell check built in (Firefox or Chrome are popular right now)
.

lol

[dem00n]

At 20K i don't even noticed the chirping and not a single person has pointed it out. Not even my friends who point out random cars needing carb tunings...

Go buy it, you'll be the only one on your block with a car that sounds like an insect.

[thill]

My car was built March 2013 and no chirping. That is not to say that it wont surface, but so far so good.

Those injector issues seemed to be very isolated and very few when you consider how many of these cars are out there on the road.

Not saying Scion/Subaru should not be held accountable, but any car has issues. It sucks for the people that have the issues, but there is not a perfect car out there and you can do much worse than a Subaru or Toyota.

[humfrz]

Hello Carlysh and welcome to FR-S ownership!

My car has only 1300 miles on it, but I haven't heard any "chirping" or seen any evidence of injector leaks.

I understand that most of them are pretty good, right out of the box.

humfrz

[BadMoon]

Car is awesome. Just buy it. You have been helped.

[GNS]

Crickets are good luck in some parts of the world.

[marky]

have not heard injectors problems.. i do have crickets but now its off and on. dont really care about the cricket due to i listen to music and getting exhaust soon

remember you can always get it service. its part of the warranty but going to dealer is bit scary due to they might ding your car or something might happen.. like joyrides/dents/dings ect.. trust a good dealer

[vgi]

pretty much what @strat61caster said.

to add, for mine car built on 2/13 crickets stated after I filled up gas from a random station and stayed even after I refilled at my usual station. it seems that most people, but not all, don't have crickets if use gas without ethanol. it's unavailable in NJ tho, so I'm out of luck. there is also a new revision of fuel pump which is ~supposedly~ fixes the issue but it really has not been confirmed yet. some of the recently installed pumps do have crickets back, but those could be old stock of fuel pumps rather than the new ones. as it stands at this point - there is no (confirmed) fix yet. this could be annoying when you stop at the red light and your new car sounds like 20yo pos with loose belts. i personally try not to use clutch and just drive on the second gear when parking at train station garage

the blown injectors issue started happening fairly recently primarily with people who track their cars and/or have tunes. some people think that it's because of poor custom tunes but most seem to believe that people that have tunes just drive their cars hard shifting at or over 5k rpm which causes detonation. their is not enough data/research right now as i believe i have seen posts from people who said they didn't drive their cars hard and still have blown injectors. there are lots of cars though with tunes and FI kits who have not had this issue. nevertheless it is a concern for long term reliability and i'm curious to see what happens within next year or two. meanwhile i am staying completely stock although I prepared to shell money for header-back exhaust and FI.
here are some threads on the issue:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=993067
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36129
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36008
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37528
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38397
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37810

read and make your own decision. the car though really come alive only after 3k rpm and begs to be revved.

officially, you can still drive it as maniac and track it just don't do timed sessions and don't mod your car or your warranty could be denied (some folks reported that dealers have given them hard time even for simple bolt-ons like intake and cat-backs). otherwise, if anything happens, the blown injectors will be fixed under warranty.

another thing, the manual tranny is finicky - the suggestions are to install shifter bushing and tranny bushing and change tranny and diff fluids to something better. for various rattling issues there are TSBs and DIYs. for my taste, the steering is bit delayed/unwilling/numb, planning to address this with aluminum steering rack bushings.