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Subaru BRZ 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09-54-12R · NHTSA communication 10141523 · issued May 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding a high-pitched ?chirp?, ?squeak? or ?cricket? sound you may hear coming from the engine?s high-pressure fuel pump. Not all pumps may exhibit this condition. Some may have a plunger stopper shape which in combination with certain fuel temperatures or fuel formulations, may result in aeration of the fuel within the body of the pump and cause this sound when the engine is idling. This result is non-detrimental to the fuel system or engine. A production change was made to an internal fuel passage along with a change to the shape of t

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What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.