Engine high pitch sound - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Munki · 10-15-2013, 01:15 AM

I have a 2013 fr-s manual transmission . Got 34 miles on it . My question is - is it normal to hear a some high pitch sound from the engine during idle? It sounded like garden bugs or crickets make but I made sure there was no background noises interfearing with the engine sound. I found out about this after returning home from a 12 mile ride

boredom.is.me · 10-15-2013, 01:18 AM

I welcome you to the world of an FR-S/BRZ owner. Get used to it.

boredom.is.me · 10-15-2013, 01:21 AM

Ok maybe that was a bit too upfront. That high pitched sound you hear is what we the "crickets". How loud they are and under what conditions they occur depends on the car and the local quality/blend of gas. The HPFP is the source. Very few of us do not have the crickets. With that said, damn near all of us do, whether we have had the fuel pump changed or not. Some people say there's have gone away. others say they have returned. Toyota/Subaru aren't interested in fixing the issue which is why your 2014 model has it too.

Munki · 10-15-2013, 01:32 AM

I know that my question was kinda noob-ish but this is my first sports car n I happen to love it very much .

Thanks for the lengthy explanation n welcome. That might be the the answer to my question . I have took a short clip for u n other forumers to verify

http://www.mediafire.com/?8v001nk5saw751p

boredom.is.me · 10-15-2013, 02:09 AM

Crickets, lots of them.

Munki · 10-15-2013, 02:45 AM

Well I hope it will b gone soon after I put more miles on it or else I have to wait for the fix

Fish Eagle · 10-15-2013, 02:47 AM

It's sad that you guys in the US battle with crickets, and it must somewhat degrade the 86 experience. It's unheard of here in South Africa. I don't think that we have better gas, just no ethanol (as far as I know), so no crickets...

NWFRS · 10-15-2013, 02:48 AM

I switched to a 90 octane sans ethanol to silence my crickets. Even with a noisy fuel pump I wouldn't trade my car for anything. This is the first inexpensive fun car to come out in a while. I'll be old and grey by the time China builds a high quality Lotus Evora clone that makes 400hp and runs on seawater. :-)

akyp · 10-15-2013, 03:11 AM

Never heard of people around here having this problem. We have 98 RON fuel though, which is equivalent to 93 octane I believe.

10-15-2013, 01:15 AM	#1
Munki Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Toyota (Firestorm, MT) Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 96 Thanks: 48 Thanked 47 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Engine high pitch sound I have a 2013 fr-s manual transmission . Got 34 miles on it . My question is - is it normal to hear a some high pitch sound from the engine during idle? It sounded like garden bugs or crickets make but I made sure there was no background noises interfearing with the engine sound. I found out about this after returning home from a 12 mile ride

10-15-2013, 01:32 AM	#4
Munki Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Toyota (Firestorm, MT) Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 96 Thanks: 48 Thanked 47 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know that my question was kinda noob-ish but this is my first sports car n I happen to love it very much . Thanks for the lengthy explanation n welcome. That might be the the answer to my question . I have took a short clip for u n other forumers to verify http://www.mediafire.com/?8v001nk5saw751p Last edited by Munki; 10-15-2013 at 01:44 AM.

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10-15-2013, 02:45 AM	#6
Munki Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Toyota (Firestorm, MT) Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 96 Thanks: 48 Thanked 47 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well I hope it will b gone soon after I put more miles on it or else I have to wait for the fix

10-15-2013, 02:48 AM	#8
NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,298 Thanks: 3,946 Thanked 1,503 Times in 635 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I switched to a 90 octane sans ethanol to silence my crickets. Even with a noisy fuel pump I wouldn't trade my car for anything. This is the first inexpensive fun car to come out in a while. I'll be old and grey by the time China builds a high quality Lotus Evora clone that makes 400hp and runs on seawater. :-)

10-15-2013, 03:11 AM	#9
akyp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2012 86 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 303 Thanks: 560 Thanked 116 Times in 65 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Never heard of people around here having this problem. We have 98 RON fuel though, which is equivalent to 93 octane I believe.

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