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John Elder Robison

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I own J E Robison Service in Springfield, MA. We are Bosch Car Service for Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, and other European lines. I can answer most questions about Land Rover service or repair. I'm known as a car enthusiast, machine aficianado, photographer, writer, and speaker. I've been around Land Rovers and British cars most of my life. Visit me at my car business, www.robisonservice.com or my author website, www.johnrobison.com. Check out my autism and writing blog at jerobison.blogspot.com or my photos on www.pbase.com/robisonphoto John Elder Robison

Experience in the area

I have been a Land Rover service manager since Land Rover returned to North America in 1987. My company is a four-star Bosch Car Service facility, known nationwide for Land Rover service, overhaul, customization, and restoration. We're a dealer and service agent for APCO, backer of the Land Rover Assured and Certified dealer service contracts and Easycare independent service contracts. In addition to Land Rover our company services BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls_Royce, and Bentley motorcars. We have factory-plus-level service capability for all makes. Visit my company online at www.robisonservice.com > service > land rover Also visit my blog at robisonservice.blogspot.com

Organizations

ASA IATN NPPA PPA

Publications

In the Land Rover world, my writing can be found in Land Rover Lifestyle, Land Rover Monthly, The Rover News, The Rover Log, The Rover Reference. In the wider publishing world, my work is published by 20 publishers in over 50 countries. Look Me in the Eye is a New York Times bestseller and an international bestseller.

Education/Credentials

I am ASE certified, Bosch Trained, and trained by Omnitec/T4 and Autologic on their Land Rover test systems.

What do you like about this subject?

I've been a Land Rover enthusiast since seeing them in National Geographic as a kid. You can find me in the woods at Land Rover off-road events throughout New England

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

In addition to being a Land Rover lover, I'm also John Elder Robison, nonfiction book author. Check me out on Google or at www.johnrobison.com

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Recent Answers from John Elder Robison

2012-05-22 '98 Disco brake gremlins:

If the plunger is too far out in a master cylinder it will not fully uncover the port to release pressure, which can result in a gradual buildup of pressure. Also, in some cars this does not happen till

2012-05-21 range rover engine disabled:

In my experience the code is entered by turning the key in the driver door lock,  4 3 2 2 would be done with four counterclockwise twists of the lock, followed by three clockwise, then two counter clockwise

2012-05-19 hi:

You have replaced quite a few parts in hopes of solving the problem.  At some point, you have to decide to get the proper diagnostics.    If the security system has disabled the engine, it's never going

2012-05-15 2006 Range Rover HSE:

Anything can break at any time.      If you saw damage around the camera, I'd make a connection between the two events.  Otherwise, I suspect it is just annoying coincidence.      The camera is not touched

2012-04-30 New Engine Bought and Replaced in 2002 Landrover Discovery - Many Problems!:

You say:  Is it customary for the service manager to check for other problems before doing  a big job.    You should not assume anything in auto repair is "customary."  Rather, you should make your wishes

 

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