Timing Gear clicking? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Maverick28 · 07-04-2021, 10:50 PM

Hey all,

I'm fairly new to cars in general and definitely new to the 86 platform. I recently got a 2013 Scion FR-S and I'm having a blast so far. But during the drive today I heard a clicking sound and I checked, so seems like my timing gear starts and stops per the video below. I really have no idea how serious this is, I assume that's not normal, haha.

Any advice is most appreciated, thank you!

suppjc · 07-05-2021, 01:27 AM

If you are referring to the click sounds at 0:05 and 0:13, it's the ac compressor.. but that's too obvious. But other than that, I don't notice anything else

Brz866 · 07-05-2021, 09:00 AM

That's your AC compressor. It will kick on and off causing the compressor clutch to engage and disengage. What you're seeing is reassurance that the AC system is functioning normally. No worries everything sounds good to me.

Maverick28 · 07-05-2021, 09:26 AM

Thank you! That's good to know and good for me to learn too.

Ultramaroon · 07-05-2021, 02:45 PM

Congrats on your car! Did you recently move to the US? I saw your join date and became curious.

Maverick28 · 07-05-2021, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Congrats on your car! Did you recently move to the US? I saw your join date and became curious.

Thank you! I moved about 4 years ago, I joined this forum way back in 2011 'cos I always wanted a 86 and I was hoping to get one, but being in Singapore then, it was too cost prohibitive and there isn't much of a car culture in Singapore unless you're pretty rich, so the circumstances were never right until a few weeks ago when I finally managed to get one.

I was actually in Tokyo when they launched the car and I fell in love immediately.

Ultramaroon · 07-05-2021, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverick28

Thank you! I moved about 4 years ago, I joined this forum way back in 2011 'cos I always wanted a 86 and I was hoping to get one, but being in Singapore then, it was too cost prohibitive and there isn't much of a car culture in Singapore unless you're pretty rich, so the circumstances were never right until a few weeks ago when I finally managed to get one.

I was actually in Tokyo when they launched the car and I fell in love immediately.

LOL.... That really IS a cool story.

07-04-2021, 10:50 PM	#1
Maverick28 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: El Cerrito, CA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Timing Gear clicking? Hey all, I'm fairly new to cars in general and definitely new to the 86 platform. I recently got a 2013 Scion FR-S and I'm having a blast so far. But during the drive today I heard a clicking sound and I checked, so seems like my timing gear starts and stops per the video below. I really have no idea how serious this is, I assume that's not normal, haha. Any advice is most appreciated, thank you!

07-05-2021, 02:45 PM	#5
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07-05-2021, 01:27 AM	#2
suppjc Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Firestorm Location: Alberta Posts: 57 Thanks: 55 Thanked 50 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you are referring to the click sounds at 0:05 and 0:13, it's the ac compressor.. but that's too obvious. But other than that, I don't notice anything else

07-05-2021, 09:00 AM	#3
Brz866 Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Drives: Series Blue WRB JRSC C38 HBP Flex Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 77 Thanks: 10 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's your AC compressor. It will kick on and off causing the compressor clutch to engage and disengage. What you're seeing is reassurance that the AC system is functioning normally. No worries everything sounds good to me.

07-05-2021, 09:26 AM	#4
Maverick28 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: El Cerrito, CA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you! That's good to know and good for me to learn too.

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