2015 BRZ Ticking Noise - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Joe1990 · 08-12-2020, 04:35 AM

4 wonderful years with my brz with zero problems up until recently after taking it in for a oil change. I've noticed that my car sounds a lot louder than usual. It noticeably gets louder while cruising on the freeway, but can't pinpoint the origin of what may be causing it to sound louder. It has 65,000 miles and all basic maintenance has been done to the car promptly. Ive attached a link with a short recording of my car idling and it doesn't seem to sound normal. Any advice would be appreciated!

p1l0t · 08-12-2020, 08:38 AM

I assume this isn't the classic crickets?

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CrowsFeast · 08-12-2020, 11:02 AM

Sounds like hydraulic lifters to me (I assume the BRZ has hydraulic lifters, seems like every car does nowadays). Check your oil level just in case but otherwise it's normal.

My car didn't even have the cricket noise until I spun a rod bearing (presumably) and swapped in an engine with lower mileage.

MJones_RB · 08-12-2020, 03:30 PM

I found Toyota overfilled my engine by out 2 quarts. Drained it and refilled with the proper amount. I called them and they said they'd investigate. Never got back to me. Hmm...

Yeah, check your level.

Joe1990 · 08-13-2020, 03:10 PM

thanks for the replies! I will double check my oil level today. I do hear the crickets but what i find more concerning is while driving for a prolonged time, about 20 plus minutes, the engine bay starts to sound like a jet airplane. would with be normal due to wear and tear?

p1l0t · 08-13-2020, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe1990

thanks for the replies! I will double check my oil level today. I do hear the crickets but what i find more concerning is while driving for a prolonged time, about 20 plus minutes, the engine bay starts to sound like a jet airplane. would with be normal due to wear and tear?

Does it still make the noise if you are in neutral coasting?

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Decep · 08-13-2020, 10:51 PM

Man do these engines sound like shit

SUSPECT_BRZ · 08-17-2020, 08:39 AM

As posted on the "other" forum here is my reply :

If this ticking noise has appeared just after the oil change than it's most likely due to what has just been done. Is there any check engine light? Which oil did you use? Different oil viscosity can cause increased noise in a direct injection application. Also did you use the stock oil filter? The stock one is definitely recommended.

From what I hear on your video I would not be too concerned. Check you oil level too. Might also be a pulley starting to go. Definitely nothing internal.

08-12-2020, 04:35 AM	#1
Joe1990 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Drives: 2015 BRZ Location: Oakland Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2015 BRZ Ticking Noise 4 wonderful years with my brz with zero problems up until recently after taking it in for a oil change. I've noticed that my car sounds a lot louder than usual. It noticeably gets louder while cruising on the freeway, but can't pinpoint the origin of what may be causing it to sound louder. It has 65,000 miles and all basic maintenance has been done to the car promptly. Ive attached a link with a short recording of my car idling and it doesn't seem to sound normal. Any advice would be appreciated!

08-13-2020, 10:51 PM	#7
Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Man do these engines sound like shit __________________ 2013 FR-S 10 Series ~75k (SOLD) RCE SS-1 Coilovers Corsa Catback Edelbrock Supercharger installed @ 50k

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08-12-2020, 08:38 AM	#2
p1l0t Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: 2016 Subaru BRZ Hyperblue Location: West Hartford, CT Posts: 8,478 Thanks: 22,741 Thanked 9,438 Times in 4,847 Posts Mentioned: 58 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I assume this isn't the classic crickets? Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

08-12-2020, 11:02 AM	#3
CrowsFeast Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Drives: 2013 BRZ Sport-Tech Location: Toronto Posts: 355 Thanks: 184 Thanked 179 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sounds like hydraulic lifters to me (I assume the BRZ has hydraulic lifters, seems like every car does nowadays). Check your oil level just in case but otherwise it's normal. My car didn't even have the cricket noise until I spun a rod bearing (presumably) and swapped in an engine with lower mileage.

08-13-2020, 03:10 PM	#5
Joe1990 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Drives: 2015 BRZ Location: Oakland Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	thanks for the replies! I will double check my oil level today. I do hear the crickets but what i find more concerning is while driving for a prolonged time, about 20 plus minutes, the engine bay starts to sound like a jet airplane. would with be normal due to wear and tear?

08-17-2020, 08:39 AM	#8
SUSPECT_BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Drives: 2020 Subaru BRZ TS Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 219 Thanks: 63 Thanked 142 Times in 70 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As posted on the "other" forum here is my reply : If this ticking noise has appeared just after the oil change than it's most likely due to what has just been done. Is there any check engine light? Which oil did you use? Different oil viscosity can cause increased noise in a direct injection application. Also did you use the stock oil filter? The stock one is definitely recommended. From what I hear on your video I would not be too concerned. Check you oil level too. Might also be a pulley starting to go. Definitely nothing internal.

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