After Shutdown- clicks and ping sounds

[arthurj3]

I have been reading the forum for a couple of months and it is finally time to post something!

After I shutdown my '01 Boxster, dull ping and click sounds come from the engine area.

I assumed it is just part of the car cooling down, but I have never owned a car that made these noises. The car runs great and doesn't have any issues, so I am not terribly concerned. However, I would like to know the cause? If this has already been covered in another thread, I apologize...

Thanks....

[tonycarreon]

totally normal. metal cooling / contracting

[jaykay]

These sounds are almost certainly exhaust system cooling sounds...these cars come with a huge muffler. There is a lot of metal there (in complex shapes ) contracting due to cooling, against the constraints of its construction

[arthurj3]

That is great news. Thanks!

[AZCanna]

Still remember the first time I heard the fan running in the garage 15 minutes after I turned the car off...That took some getting used to also.

[986_c6]

All sports cars make that pinging and tinging noises after shutdown.

[UNYboater]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

All sports cars make that pinging and tinging noises after shutdown.

At least the ones that get driven like a sports car should!

[wvboxst3r]

My first sports car and it scared me for weeks. Still sounds funny, but now I love that sound just means I am grinning from ear to ear.

[986_c6]

Funny how these cars give us grins just as wide when we enter the car, and the same when we leave!

Welcome to pure driving pleasure!

[Joel-Box-ster]

I think those sounds comes from Catalytic converter..

[Ghostrider 310]

Porsche cars have made that noise going back to before there were cat converters, my brother had a 73 911T, did the same thing, what an awesome car that was.