Standfill’s Mobile Auto Repair

Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair is a proud, proud supporter of our troops at home and abroad, veterans, retirees, and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and we stand with our Military, hand on heart, in honor of those here and gone, today, and every day.

In honor of memorial day, if you are a US Veteran, Active Duty Military, or the spouse of a member of the US Military veterans, retirees, and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, we want to thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of our hearts for your sacrifice, your fortitude, and your bravery. We would not know peace and freedom, if not for your sacrifice during war, and strife.

As always, we will be open for scheduling appointments today, but we will not be making house calls for service unless its a dire emergency.

Happy Memorial Day Bellingham. Please be safe, avoid drinking and driving.

Due to inclement weather, Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair will be closed today for all non emergency repairs.

Our phone lines are still open so if you need to schedule an appointment we are still able to do that.

If you are in need of a jump start, or a lockout, we may still be able to get to you. Weather and road conditions will be a deciding factor in servicing any customers with emergency issues.

Stay warm and stay safe!

Happy New Years and welcome to 2024 everyone!

I have been working hard over the last few months to grow the business and build the professional image I strive for, and what better day than today to launch my website! It's nothing fancy or crazy, yet, I have some ideas and plans kicking around for features for customers, but for now, we have a website that will help us be more credible, and look more professional.

https://standfillsautorepair.com/

With this announcement, we also want to reiterate that our phone number has changed. I have moved away from using my personal number for my business, and have upgraded to a separate business phone line! If you are a new or returning customer, I ask that you contact us via Facebook, or the new number which is (360) 685-7444

Thank you, and Happy New Years! Here is to a great year of growth for this small business, thanks in no small part to the wonderful people of Whatcom County!

Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair – Serving Bellingham and Whatcom County, WA Fair, honest and affordable auto care (360) 685-4777 Our Services Mobile We come right to your home, business, or almost wherever you are. Even the side of the road in some cases, just to get you back on the road again. Competitive Whether you’re coming in for a routine inspection or a repair serv...

When calling or texting us at Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair you may notice that we have a new number. We are now reachable by call or text at (360) 685-7444.

When calling in you'll also notice we have a voicemail message and all the bells and whistles now. This is a big step up from originally using my personal number while building my business up. I'm grateful for all of my wonderful customers for making this possible and continuing to make it possible through reviews, word of mouth, referrals, and their continued support of my small but growing business!

Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair wants to wish all of our current and future customers, as well as the wonderful members of Bellingham and Whatcom County, a very merry Christmas!

We want to let everyone know that we are taking calls and texts, but will not be writing estimates or booking appointments today. We will resume normal business tomorrow the 26th.

Please drive safe today, if you drink or smoke please make sure you sober up before you drive, stay home/with family, or get a ride, and don't drive.

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays Bellingham and Whatcom County!

Here at Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair, family is important, which is why we take this time to celebrate family and be thankful for those in our lives. At Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair, we are thankful for all of our wonderful customers that have trusted us, and enabled us to build a successful business.
We look forward to many many more years serving the Bellingham and Whatcom County area! Stay safe, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair will be closed, today, Wednesday, November 22nd, through Thursday, November 24th, for Thanksgiving.

With that being said, you can still call and leave us voicemails, or send us text messages, so that as soon as the Holidays are over, we can get you on the schedule.

Have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Good news, out business page messages seem to be operating at 100% capabilities again! If you sent us a message that we did not get to, please resend it or give us a call or shoot us a text!

At Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair we are always trying to find new ways to make auto repair affordable for our customers. That is why we are rolling out the option of financing!

We now accept Afterpay for financing! Pay off your auto repair bill in four simple payments, with no damage to your credit, and no interest.

You can check our more about Afterpay at their website https:/www.afterpay.com/en-US

We also are working with another financing company and hope to be able to offer financing through them as well soon. We will post another announcement if and when we are able to start offering financing through this other company!

We look forward to working with you and servicing your vehicles!

Hey everyone! Just a heads up, it seems our business page's messages are not able to be sent. We are unsure what the issue is and hope for it to be resolved soon. If you do message us, please leave your phone number and a preference on if we should call or text you, to make sure that we are able to reach out to you. We will update you regarding this issue and apparent outage as soon as we know more!

Lets get a show of hands in the comment section? And tell me what car it was that you remember!

The new ones don't need any keys! 😆

At Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair, our success is built on customers like YOU!

Today, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for choosing us for your auto repair needs. Your trust and support inspire us to go above and beyond, creating an exceptional automotive service experience for each and every one of you.

Whether you've been trusting us with your vehicles since the very beginning or have just recently become a part of the Standfill's family, your loyalty fuels our passion to innovate and provide top-notch auto repair services. Your feedback and encouragement drive us to continuously improve and exceed your expectations.

Share your Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair story! We're eager to hear about your most memorable auto repair or maintenance service with us. Your experiences can inspire others to experience the reliable and expert services that Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair offers!

Once again, THANK YOU for being the driving force behind our business. We're excited to continue providing you with excellent service for years to come!

With gratitude,
The Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair Team

Want to do something fun and interesting?

The Commercial Street Block Party is starting up in one hourly There are already quite a few booths getting set up, and you guessed it! We bare one of them! Stop by, have a chat with us, play some trivia and win a coupon!

Book with us today in person at the CC block party and receive 10% off your service*!!

Let's party, Bellingham!!

*For full terms of the deal visit our booth

Check engine light on? Funny noise making you crazy? Want to find a mechanic?

You COULD comment on this post, or even message, text, or call us (all of which are perfectly fine and encouraged) OR, you could come on down to Commercial Street in Bellingham, Washington, and ask a mechanic directly! Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair will have a table there to show off some displays, chat about car repair, answer your car questions, and WE HAVE TRIVIA, with a prize!

That's right Bellingham, get your trivia on by playing a round of trivia! Answer some automotive related trivia questions correctly, and you can receive a coupon for $10 off a Full Synthetic Oil Change that comes with a FREE courtesy vehicle inspection to make sure your vehicle is ready for the road ahead wherever it may take you.

Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair is the premier choice in Bellingham and its surrounding areas for mobile auto repair. We can do just about anything you need, on most vehicles you own. We are q***r owned, LGBTQ friendly, and local, catering mainly to the residents of Whatcom County.

LOCAL MOBILE AUTO REPAIR! LEARN MORE at Commercial Street Block Party here in Bellingham, Washington, on Commercial Street down town, August 17th from 6pm to 9pm! You can also message, text, or call our business! We look forward to hearing from you!

Comment down below, let me know what you favorite car is!

LGBTQ-Owned and Friendly

Hi all! My name is Hailey, and I run a mobile auto repair business in town that comes to you. I serve community members who face barriers to auto care, whether due to the travel or the social interactions, or who just don't have the time or patience to go to a shop. I will be tabling at the Commercial Street Block Party on August 17th from 6pm to 9pm! Come on by, ask questions, learn more about mobile auto repair services, and play a round of automotive trivia for a chance to win a $10/off coupon for a full synthetic oil change, complete with a free courtesy car inspection!

This is the kind of stuff that I live for, and why I do this job. I value reviews, and I value my customers, far more than I value a dollar. So long as I produce happy customers, I will produce a sustainable business and that's what matters to me.

For those customers who have left a review on my Google Business page, thank you! For those potential customers who have not yet had their vehicle serviced with us, our door is always open, and we will take care of you, just like we take care of everyone!

There are some new and exciting developments coming out soon, and I hope to share those with you all soon! I just need to remember to make the post!

I am really bad at keeping up with posting on social media!

Standfills Mobile Auto Repair is still open and always ready to serve new and existing customers!

We have exciting new updates coming for our business, and look forward to these updates helping us to serve our customers better!!

At the start of every safe stop, you'll find your brakes. Let's talk about them!

Your cars brakes are one of the most, if not the most important systems that your vehicle is equipped with. From helping you maintain safe following distances, to preventing accidents before they have a chance to happen, and with modern technology, like ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), can even help in preventing a collision when subjected to extreme weather conditions. Systems like FCA (Forward Collision Avoidance), which can automatically engage the brakes for you in the event that you are not able to react fast enough, can only work properly, if your brakes work properly. Understanding the signs and symptoms of underperforming, or even failing brakes, can make the difference between a close call, and an insurance call. Lets take a look at the signs and symptoms to look (and listen) for. Brake systems also rely on brake fluid, which works as hydraulic fluid, creating hydraulic pressure when you step on the brake pedal, which can apply the adequate amount of force to stop your vehicle, without you needing to push extremely hard.

1. Squeaking, Squealing, or Grinding Brakes
One of the most obvious ways to tell that there may be something wrong with your braking system, is if you are hearing squeaking, squealing, or grinding noises from your wheel areas when driving, these noises typically are heard during braking, but severe issues with your brakes could lead to these noises during normal driving, even when you are not using your brakes. These noises can be caused by squealing tabs (sometimes referred to as anti rattle clips, but in reality, the tabs are just a part of the entire rattle clip), that are designed to contact the brake rotor and cause that noise when your brakes are down to a dangerously low level, warning you that is is time to get them services, as soon as possible. When your brakes have worn down far enough, and the friction material has worn off of the brake pad, you may hear these noises due to metal rubbing against metal. Over time, this rubbing can lead to damage to your brake rotors, which can make the job of servicing your brakes even more costly.

2. Vibration When Braking
If your car is shaking, or vibrating when you press the brake pedal, its possible that your brakes have worn down near the end of their useful life. In some cases, brakes may wear unevenly, or brake rotors may warp. Uneven brake wear, or brake rotor warping can happen for a number of reasons, from a faulty or stuck brake caliper, to your brakes overheating from excessive use, or other factors, and stressing the metal, causing it to deform.

3. Increased Stopping Distances
Usually, before your brakes start making noise, or vibrating, you may notice that your car is not stopping like it used to. This is a sure sign of an issue with your braking system. Excessive stopping distances can be caused by worn down brake pads, but can also be caused by low brake fluid levels, which can be a sign of a brake fluid leak.

4. Brake Pad Indicator Light Is On
More and more modern cars are coming with brake pad wear sensors, which eliminate the harsh squealing that most of us are used to with bad brakes, and replaces it with a dash light, warning you of an issue with your brake system (this light will typically be your ABS light, and can sometimes be your Brake warning light). These sensors are designed to break, or complete a circuit by contacting the spinning brake rotor, and therefore by design, are not reusable items, and should be replaced with every brake pad change, even if they do not appear broken, as they may no longer be operational.

5. Spongey or Soft Brake Pedal
For those of you that have driven a manual transmission in your life, you know that clutch pedals can be rather stiff. A brake pedal should be somewhere between the stiffness of a clutch, and the accelerator (or gas) pedal. If the pedal pedal feels spongey, or soft, or even fails to return to its resting position in a timely manner, this can be a sign of low brake fluid, or of excessive brake pad wear in some cases.

These are five ways to tell if your brakes are coming due for service. While most brakes are pretty easy to do yourself, in your own driveway, with basic hand tools, not everyone has the tools, time, or desire, to work on their own vehicle, or even take the vehicle to a shop, which can sometimes take hours. This is why Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair is dedicated to convenience, and WE come to YOU.

If you think your brakes might need service, or if you have any other problems with your vehicle, be sure to give us a call, leave us a text, or, send us a message here on Facebook. Set up your multi-point inspection (which covers checking the brakes, and brake fluid), and be rest assured that you, and your passengers, will be safe on the road. In this world of Go, Go, Go, make sure you take time to appreciate the ability to Stop.

Lesson Time! (Gonna try to be more active on my business page, but I'm terrible at remembering to post here so please forgive me!)

Let's talk about the automotive phrase "Turn Over".

Turning Over is a phrase usually used when a customer or mechanic is working through or diagnosing what we call a no start condition. A no start condition is simply just that, a condition with a presently unknown cause that prevents the vehicle from starting.

"Starting" and "Turning Over" are two very different things, and using the proper term or phrase can help a mechanic to understand exactly what may be going wrong with your vehicle, even before the mechanic has a chance to inspect the vehicle themselves.

When you turn the key (or push the engine start button) of your vehicle in an attempt to start the engine, a lot of things happen all at once, but to keep it simple we will just discuss the major ones. One thing that happens is that your vehicles fuel pump will prime itself, the fuel pump typically primes itself one key position before the actual starting position, or in the case of a push button starter, it primes at the same time. Priming, in this case, means that it is pumping fuel into the fuel line from the gas tank and to the engine, in preparation to start the engine. If you listen carefully, and turn the key to the run position (one click before the spring loaded final position), or, in the case of a push button starter, push the button twice with your foot off the brake, you can sometimes hear your fuel pump hum or whine as it pumps fuel up, raising fuel pressure, so the engine will have fuel to burn. (Hint: If your car isn't starting, and you don't hear that hum or whine, you could have a blown fuel pump fuse, or your fuel pump could be broken. Be sure to get in touch if you need help diagnosing or fixing your car!). As the fuel pump primes, when your key engages its final position, known as the Start position, you will send power from your battery to your starter motor. The starter motor is mounted in your vehicle in such a way that when it receives power, it pushes a gear outward, which meshes with what is called a flywheel, spinning the flywheel hard and fast to essentially kick start the engine. This is the same concept as kick starting a motorcycle, or crank starting an old car, or, manually spinning the propeller of an airplane so the engine starts, except cars are capable of doing it electronically now, with the starter motor. After you let go of the key (usually because the engine has started), the gear moves back out of the way so the flywheel can spin freely under the power of the now running engine. If you hear clicking, or nothing at all, and the engine is not running after your key reaches the last position, or you press the start button, it may be time to give us a call.

At this point, the vehicle is "Turning over", so long as its not clicking or making no sound. On a car that is starting like it should, you should almost never hear it turn over, because the engine will start up so quickly, but on older cars, cars in extreme cold, cars with low battery, or cas with other starting related issues, you might here almost a cyclic and repetitive chugging type sound that only stops when you let go of your key (or after a few seconds in the case of push button start). That noise is called turning over. The engine is rotating (turning over), but has not started.

So what does it mean when a vehicle has started then? Well, for a vehicle to be considered having been started, or "running", the engine must continue to "turn over" under its own power, without the help of the starter.

If you can let go of your key, or let off of your starter button, your car is running, and has successfully started. If its just chugging repeatedly, its turning over, if its clicking its clicking, and if its doing nothing, its doing nothing. This information helps us get a better idea of what kind of diagnosis might be necessary, before we even see the car. So remember this information if you ever need to call us, or another mechanic, in the future.

Hopefully you enjoyed this little educational post, if you did, please leave a like a share to help even more people!

We will be CLOSED today, December 24th, 2022 (Christmas Eve), and December 25th, 2022 (Christmas Day) for appointments. If you wish to schedule with us, we are still able to schedule you in our free time over the holidays, however will we not be making mobile repair calls to homes and businesses until December 26th, 2022.

Happy Holidays Whatcom County!!!!

Standfill's Mobile Auto Repair is excited to begin its journey in Bellingham, Washington, and surrounding areas in Whatcom County, as well as parts of Skagit County, as a trusted, reputable source, for automotive service, maintenance, and repair work. With years of experience and dealership training, we are excited to offer an affordable, reliable, mobile auto repair service to the wonderful members of our community. Give us a message, or drop us a line, if your vehicle needs some attention. We strive to be honest, transparent, and fair, and do our best to put the customer first, all the time. We look forward to serving you!