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Porsche service in Gainesville, FL

Porsche service, and the one job every M96 owner eventually needs.

Continental Imports is North Central Florida’s LN Engineering Preferred Installer for the IMS Retrofit. Around that sits everything else a Porsche needs: factory diagnostics, scheduled maintenance, brakes, and the tire and alignment work low-profile cars demand.

Schedule service (352) 377-6604

IMSLN EngineeringPreferred Installer since 2015

DiagnosticsFactory systemPDI and handover

HeritageType 356Steve ran a Porsche shop in 1976

Warranty2 yr / 24kParts and labor

What we do

What we do for your Porsche.

Six areas of work, each done with the parts, fluids and procedures the manufacturer specifies. If what you need is not on the list, call; it is a short list on purpose.

All services

IMSIMS bearing retrofit

LN Engineering's procedure, by installers trained and bound to its code of conduct, on 996, 997 and Boxster engines that need it.

MaintenanceScheduled service and oil changes

Factory intervals and specifications, book stamped while the car is under warranty.

DiagnosticsFactory diagnostics, PDI and handover functions

Fault memory, coding and the delivery-inspection routines Porsche's system provides.

ChassisBrakes, low-profile tires, alignment

Pads, rotors and sensors, careful mounting on wide wheels, alignment to Porsche's ranges.

SystemsCooling, electrical, A/C

Radiators and pumps, wiring and modules, climate control and refrigerant service.

BatteryBattery replacement and resets

Replacement with the system resets that follow.

Porsche IMS

One of only two LN Engineering Preferred Installers for the IMS Retrofit in North Central Florida.

The intermediate-shaft bearing is the known weak point of the M96 and M97 engines in the 996, 997, Boxster and Cayman. LN Engineering’s retrofit replaces it with a serviceable design. In 2015 we met LN’s installer criteria: training, code of conduct and the retrofit procedure as written. LN’s own site explains how the bearing fails.

About the IMS retrofit Schedule service

The tooling

The tools we use.

Factory-authorized systems, not generic scanners.

How we diagnose

1976Type 356

Before Continental Imports, Steve Brotherton ran the service shop inside a Porsche restoration business in north Gainesville.

2015LN Engineering Preferred Installer

IMS installer training, LN's code of conduct and the IMS Retrofit procedure, followed exactly.

TodayFactory diagnostics

The Porsche system for diagnostics, coding, PDI and handover functions.

In our words

About Porsche at Continental Imports.

A Porsche shop inside a European shop

An American engineer and a German technician founded Continental Imports, and Steve Brotherton’s first service shop sat inside a Porsche restoration business called Type 356. The Porsche side of the building has never been an afterthought. Today it means factory diagnostics and an installer trained by LN Engineering for the IMS Retrofit, for most Porsche makes and models.

Under warranty

You are not required to return to the dealer for the maintenance your warranty calls for. We perform it with factory-approved parts and lubricants and stamp the maintenance book. Warranty repairs and recalls remain the dealer’s job.

Factory warranty, stated exactly. While your car is under factory warranty we perform the required maintenance with factory-approved parts and lubricants and stamp your maintenance book. We cannot perform factory warranty repairs or recall work; only an authorized dealer can.

Questions

Owners ask.

The three we hear most for this marque. Anything else, call and ask for the advisor who handles it.

Which Porsches need the IMS retrofit?

Water-cooled flat-six engines of the M96 and M97 family: 986 and 987 Boxster, early Cayman, and 996 and 997 Carrera models before the 2009 direct-injection engines. If you are unsure, call with your VIN and we will tell you.

Which Porsche models do you service?

Most Porsche makes and models.

Can you do the pre-delivery and handover functions?

Yes. The factory system provides them and we perform them.

“I own a Porsche 911 Turbo and a Mercedes S-Class, and I have them serviced exclusively at Continental Imports.”
Frank S. · Porsche and Mercedes-Benz owner★★★★★

Services for this marque

Factory tools, not generic scannersDiagnostics

Book stamped, factory intervalsScheduled maintenance

Michelin dealer, four-wheel alignmentTires and alignment

Pads, rotors, calipers, fluidBrakes