Loud cold start 2019 Q3

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10-02-2019, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Feldgary1953

I've had my 2019 Q3 for almost a month now and haven't noticed any terrible or loud sounds on cold start. In fact I came from a 2018 Subaru Outback 2.5 and in comparison the Q3 is very quiet. The Outback noises sounded like marbles in a tin can on startup and if you used the paddle shifter to shift down at 2500-3000 rpm it was so noisy it was embarrassing.
I'm on my first tank of fuel from the dealer and possibly it's premium so wondering if they are aware of the bad sounds with regular and hide it with higher octane. Just a black helicopter theory 😎

Awesome! I’m glad you’re Q3 isn’t making the loud cold start engine noise. 👍

I’ve been using premium in mine since day one of ownership. Using premium fuel hasn’t prevented the noise in my Q3.

I now have just over 3,000 miles on it and hope the engine lasts at least a few years without any major problems until I can pay it off.

I attached a link below to a YouTube video that I found that compares the engine noise of the 2019 Q3 to a 2019 Q5.

At about 1:28 into the video you can hear the Q3 engine. Then immediately afterward the Q5 engine is started for comparison.