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Japanese makesThe intermediate-shaft bearing is the one job every 996, 997, Boxster and early Cayman owner eventually faces. Since 2015 we have done it to LN Engineering’s procedure, as one of its two Preferred Installers in the region.
A retrofit is a scheduled job, planned with you in advance.
We confirm the engine, the bearing type and what else is worth doing while the transmission is out.
A scheduled slot, with a loaner arranged if you need one for the duration.
LN Engineering's procedure by a trained installer, with the parts LN specifies.
Documented on the invoice, warranted for 2 years or 24,000 miles.
The intermediate shaft in Porsche’s M96 and M97 water-cooled flat-six engines runs on a sealed bearing that can fail without much warning. When it does, the engine usually follows. It is the known weak point of the 986 and 987 Boxster, the early Cayman, and the 996 and 997 Carrera before Porsche moved to direct injection in 2009. LN Engineering explains the failure mode in detail at imsretrofit.com.
LN Engineering’s IMS Retrofit replaces the factory bearing with a serviceable design, installed to LN’s written procedure. It is a preventive job on a car that has not failed, and it is often done alongside a clutch, since the transmission is out either way.
In 2015 Continental Imports became one of only two LN Engineering Preferred Installers in North Central Florida, which means meeting LN’s criteria: IMS installer training, LN’s code of conduct, and the retrofit procedure followed as specified. Every retrofit carries our 2 year / 24,000 mile warranty.
Call with your VIN, or book online and put IMS in the notes. We will come back with a plan.
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