Car cover on when the engine's hot?

[nick_j007]

As the thread describes really.

Read out may be displaying 90+ degrees when I get back from a run, would you put the full car cover on it straight away? It would be in my garage at that point.

Thank you.

Nick

[Jez O]

I let mine cool down first - the exhaust is feckin' hot! If it's in the garage, it's hardly urgent to get it on before the rain. Mine is kept outside but I would not put it on immediately after parking up.

[nick_j007]

Thanks, not thought about the exhaust even!

[Sam_68]

My first Elise had a small burn hole in the hood, where the previous owner had folded it up over a hot engine cover.

Synthetic car cover over a hot car is definitely not a good idea!

[nick_j007]

Gotcha, thanks all.