FRS/BRZ/86 ROD KNOCK!!!???

Listen to the sound difference between a healthy FA20 motor, and one experiencing rod knock.

[RobiticDuck]

I always come back to this video after I do regular maintenance JUST in case 😆

[SiilkLone]

Thank you, mate! You saved countless FA20 owners, yours truly included, form unwarranted mental breakdowns.

[Jacobz_frs]

Always gotta come back to this video to make sure I’m not tripping 😂

[Shezaad]

This video is in my saved playlist. I always check whenevr I get paranoid. It's become the go to for the 86 car club I'm a part of.
Thank you!

[wake]

You are literally my hero. I drove my 86 HARD today and when I arrived at home after some cooldown cruise time, I checked under the hood and i saw the second right pulley (seen from 0:08 - 0:11) "wobbeling" and almost shit my pants. I didnt had any wierd sounds, just the "wobbeling". I was searching the internet for about an hour if this behavior is normal. I saw yours wobbeling aswell which calmed me down. Im so emotionally attatched to my 86 that it would literally destroy me if it had a broken engine etc. Thank you!

[gwrestler]

I always remember with my WRX. If it sounds like #1, a happy tractor. All is fine.

[Goyxrd]

Thanks man! Every single time I think my fb20d is knocking, but then I remember this video and realize all flat 4’s sound like this 😂

[aprinter]

Thank u for this vid I was scared af today cause my car sounded a lil funny but it sounds like the healthy one so I guess I’m good

[echonomix_]

Man this thread is full of people WAY smarter than the engineers at Subaru! Wild, I don't know why Subaru and Toyota don't hire people through YouTube comment threads. Thanks for the great video though, very helpful reference.

[myevilrabbitgames]

Dude tha ks! I hate it when ppl talk for 5 minutes before they start the actual shit.

[alawr]

I absolutely hate that these engines are so noisy. I constantly have anxiety my frs has an issue because of it

[NTHof]

Thanks for making a vid specific for this model

[gvidnation]

Thanks man. Just bought an FRS and already hearing a scary noise

[michaeloppenheimer]

Laughed going through the comments section.. happy I’m not alone

[chrismckinney]

Thanks for the informal video. Helpful.

[honeybadger]

This is always the video I send to those asking if their engine sounds like it has rod knock.

[Joolz]

Cheers for this. Very useful if the knock happens in my 2017MY fingers crossed it does not.

[hublock]

It's the offset design of the rods, more ticking timebombs!

[Fahnominal]

How about bad VVT solenoids and oil? Can they cause knocks too? I have p0024 and p000B, p000D codes. Ive been reading online and bad oil control valves can cause knocking.

[devonswindell]

I can't easily tell the difference. My motor is somewhere in between. Idles quiet but starts to knock when revved. I think mine may be savable 🤞