After nearly twenty years, we are still offering the dealer quality servicing and repairs at affordable prices. We still don't have a plush reception area or a designer coffee machine, but what we do have is a very many satisfied long term customers some of which are driving cars that have now covered over one hundred thousand miles and a few now over two hundred thousand miles.
Whoever coin the phrase "Lot Of Trouble Usually Serious" had not experienced driving a properly serviced and maintained car. Here at Lakeside Engineering we can offer you everything you will need to run your Lotus or Porsche at an affordable price. Whether you need a small service, a full engine rebuild, a body repair or just some friendly advice you need look no further than Lakeside Engineering.
Whoever coin the phrase "Lot Of Trouble Usually Serious" had not experienced driving a properly serviced and maintained car. Here at Lakeside Engineering we can offer you everything you will need to run your Lotus or Porsche at an affordable price. Whether you need a small service, a full engine rebuild, a body repair or just some friendly advice you need look no further than Lakeside Engineering.
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Lakeside Engineering was started in 1996 by Tim Baker, The idea was to offer a more affordable alternative to the official lotus dealer network, which over the last ten years has proved very popular. We have a vast experience of Lotus Cars but also with SAAB, Honda, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and more recently Porsche.
These cars have a service every 9,000 miles or annually with additional service items being replaced at set times or mileages, for example the air filter is changed every four years or 36,000 miles, Also with the Toyota engine you do not have the expense or worry of a cam-belt change as the cam-shafts are driven by a chain which are a lot more durable than a rubber belt.
We look after many hundreds of Elise's and their derivatives, over the past few years we have noticed a powdery deposit associated with aluminium oxide corrosion around the front upper wishbone mounting point which understandably has given us some cause for concern. Recently we have had an Elise in for some suspension work which has given us the opportunity to remove the front upper wishbone.
The IMS bearing on Porsche M96 engines fitted to the 996 & Boxster have gained a reputation for failure, although in reality it does not happen to all of them. The problem is made worse by the fact you get little or no warning that a failure is imminent and due to the affect a failure has on the valve timing the end result is usually catastrophic, in some cases the damage is so server that it is uneconomical to repair.
As the Lotus's are getting older we are increasingly finding the cooling system hoses perishing, some of the hoses particularly for the Elan are becoming difficult to obtain. We can now offer silicone hose kits offering much better quality hose at competitive prices. Which also have the added advantage of improving the look of your engine bay.
Reviews (9)
Marco Filippetti
Oct 31, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Value
I am lucky to have lakeside engineering only about 2 miles away from home. Tim services are legendary. Bought my first lotus 4 months ago and needed someone to have a look at the breaks after a track day. Tim was kind enough to accommodate me on very short notice. 5 stars!
Service: Brakes
I am lucky to have lakeside engineering only about 2 miles away from home. Tim services are legendary. Bought my first lotus 4 months ago and needed someone to have a look at the breaks after a track day. Tim was kind enough to accommodate me on very short notice. 5 stars!
Service: Brakes
John Fletcher
Jun 30, 2021
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Been using Lakeside for over 20 years to look after a series of Elises and a 996.
Good advice and recommendations for tuning options and upgrades. Service has always been faultless and professional, to a point of turning down money I would have been ready to spend (NSF ball joint replaced, I suggested OSF as well - they said they don't fail in pairs. And they were right!). They even stayed open late on a Saturday to replace a failed distributor cap so I could get to a channel ferry. Wouldn't think of going elsewhere.
Good advice and recommendations for tuning options and upgrades. Service has always been faultless and professional, to a point of turning down money I would have been ready to spend (NSF ball joint replaced, I suggested OSF as well - they said they don't fail in pairs. And they were right!). They even stayed open late on a Saturday to replace a failed distributor cap so I could get to a channel ferry. Wouldn't think of going elsewhere.
Jason Shepherd
May 10, 2021
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Eddie T.
Apr 18, 2021
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James Howell
Jul 21, 2020
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Alastair Maw
Dec 12, 2018
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Just serviced my Lotus Elise. Seem like thoroughly nice chaps with a good understanding of Elises. Just under £300 in labour for service (standard oil change, etc.), front & rear brake pad replacement, plus sorting various niggles with rattly heatshield, sticking door card, etc. Parts / consumables at reasonable rates. MoTs are done off-site, but with no mark-up. I'll be back.
Adrian Morton
Oct 24, 2018
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Terry Pollard
Sep 07, 2018
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Nigel Jepson
Dec 04, 2017
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