Land Rover Repair/Expert Profile


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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

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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

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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 Robison

2010-02-08 2000 discovery series 2:

The problem with the air suspension is that you can't really do any service without the factory test system which talks to the control unit. A second issue is the high cost of service parts. For most

2010-02-08 '94 Discovery - Battery Drain:

The air conditioner is not a likely source of battery drain. The best way to find a drain is usually to park the truck, then connect an ammeter in circuit with the battery and then pull fuses one at a

2010-02-07 Trans Failsafe Prog:

As you have discovered, the transmission message could be indicative of a generalized electrical issue like alternator failure, or it could signal a problem in the gearbox. There is not much advance work

2010-02-06 leaking oil:

Do the oil leaks bother you? If not, there is probably no need to do anything about them. A person with a spotless painted garage floor may go wild at any leak, where a farmer who parks in a dirt yard

2010-02-06 starting problem:

Your first step should be to check for stored faults with an OBD II Scan tool. You should also check for fuel delivery and spark. And you should look for obvious problems under the hood like an air flow

 

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