Q5 cold weather noise
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Q5 cold weather noise
I purchased a 2014 Q5 in september. I notices when it gets cold (-10 C or colder)the car makes a loud whining sound for the first 5 minutes of driving. The sound gets louder as I accelerate and tapers off when I release. After a few minutes or driving a speeds over 75kmh it will go away.
Does anyone know what it is? I tried to get video of it today but of course it didn't do it. Ill try again tomorrow as the weather is staying cold.
Does anyone know what it is? I tried to get video of it today but of course it didn't do it. Ill try again tomorrow as the weather is staying cold.
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I purchased a 2014 Q5 in september. I notices when it gets cold (-10 C or colder)the car makes a loud whining sound for the first 5 minutes of driving. The sound gets louder as I accelerate and tapers off when I release. After a few minutes or driving a speeds over 75kmh it will go away.
Does anyone know what it is? I tried to get video of it today but of course it didn't do it. Ill try again tomorrow as the weather is staying cold.
Does anyone know what it is? I tried to get video of it today but of course it didn't do it. Ill try again tomorrow as the weather is staying cold.
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I purchased a 2014 Q5 in september. I notices when it gets cold (-10 C or colder)the car makes a loud whining sound for the first 5 minutes of driving. The sound gets louder as I accelerate and tapers off when I release. After a few minutes or driving a speeds over 75kmh it will go away.
Does anyone know what it is? I tried to get video of it today but of course it didn't do it. Ill try again tomorrow as the weather is staying cold.
Does anyone know what it is? I tried to get video of it today but of course it didn't do it. Ill try again tomorrow as the weather is staying cold.
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Yep- 2013 3.0T. Exact same sound during early warm-up when very, very cold outside. Usually very short, less than 2 minutes. Sounds like coming from the front-right. No performance issues. Supercharger?
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So much for my "only when it's cold out" theory. It did it again today after work with 61F outside air temp on the display. It wasn't quite as loud and stopped after about 6 or 8 miles. Cat should have been hot enough after the first few miles don't think it's the SAI. Again, only in the upper gears w/ low rpms at about 40-45 mph. Could still modulate the pitch up and down by giving it just a little throttle. Engine speed barely moves so I don't think it's the supercharger. Kinda sounds like a gear or maybe a bearing that quiets down after it heats up? If I take it in, I'll have to leave it overnight so they can run it in the morning before everything warms up. Might just wait and see if it gets any worse.
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It's always sounded like gear whine in the center diff/transfer case to me. Not so much as to be alarming, but then again, maybe I'm more accepting given my past auto history. Jeeps and performance diffs in drag cars can generate large amounts of whine depending on the situation.
I may still mention it at my next service just to see what I get back. I'm certain they won't be able to reproduce it because that will be the 1 day in the past 3 months it hasn't been -10F!
I may still mention it at my next service just to see what I get back. I'm certain they won't be able to reproduce it because that will be the 1 day in the past 3 months it hasn't been -10F!
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