Do you cool your engine down after a drive?

[Deserion]

On my previous turbo cars, I'd generally drive leisurely for a while to let them "cool" down. I do the same on the Boxster if it's been run hard, but haven't used the fan method aside from the times I wanted to cool the engine bay on the E320 to do work.

[clickman]

Maybe you're cooling things down too fast and making them brittle...

[cas951]

Once they are cooled my next step is this. Yes my wife used to laugh at me but she does the same process now. She places the fan right where it belongs.

The two in the garage a driven only on weekends. The blk one is driven daily.

[ATX_Boxster]

I broke out a fan on my Boxster last weekend the same way you did, and also wondered if others did the same. Seems like it's the only way to keep air circulating once the car has been shut down and sits, essentially baking, in the garage.

All of my other cars are front engine, and during the summer TX heat season, I have always backed them into the garage and popped the hood, which allows all of that heat to escape from the engine bay.

My next step for the Boxster may be a larger floor fan to circulate air under the car while a smaller one is aimed at the intake.

[cas951]

Originally Posted by ATX_Boxster

I broke out a fan on my Boxster last weekend the same way you did, and also wondered if others did the same. Seems like it's the only way to keep air circulating once the car has been shut down and sits, essentially baking, in the garage.

All of my other cars are front engine, and during the summer TX heat season, I have always backed them into the garage and popped the hood, which allows all of that heat to escape from the engine bay.

My next step for the Boxster may be a larger floor fan to circulate air under the car while a smaller one is aimed at the intake.

This is my routine. I use a larger fan in front of the Box. It cools both front radiators and blows air under the car.

[Flavor 987S]

Yup. Bought this for the job, about $100 at Grainger. The Turbo really loves it. Not as much for the Boxster due to the hidden motor: