Niggles

[fatmike]

Originally Posted by eltren

Also...it's blowing a little cloud of smoke upon startup after sitting overnight.
Valve seals? Rings? Do I care?

It is not unusual at all for the Boxster to put off an occasional puff of smoke at start up. The smoke is caused by the flat engine design. No big deal.

But, if its a big cloud of smoke (crazy billowing clouds of smoke that mess up the entire neighborhood) then it could be caused by the air/oil separator failing which requires a repair.

[eltren]

I have noticed lately something seeming to run on too long after I shut off the motor.
As I sit behind the wheel it is high behind my right shoulder and sounds like a tiny turbine. "Phweeeeeeeeeeeeee".

[johnstonad]

Yeah right eltren. I think I encounter the same. What should we do about it?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by eltren

I have noticed lately something seeming to run on too long after I shut off the motor.
As I sit behind the wheel it is high behind my right shoulder and sounds like a tiny turbine. "Phweeeeeeeeeeeeee".

My guess is that you're hearing the engine compartment cooling fan. It blows air out of the passenger side vent behind the door (the driver's side vent is the engine air intake, of course). This fan often sounds like a hovercraft - especially if you're not used to hearing it all winter.