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Mobile Repair Jobs Around the 805

Real jobs from Ojai, Ventura, Oxnard and beyond — brakes, cooling, electrical, classics and more. Also posted on Facebook.

Fabrication

Wood Chipper Shroud Repair

Wood chipper shroud cracked, bolt holes worn 3/8" -> 1"+ …

Shop Life

Gotta Get Creative!

"Gotta get creative! Remember always lift with your neck!"

A/C recharge on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime in Ojai, refrigerant tank on a charging scale hooked to the car's A/C lines
A/COjai

2017 Toyota Prius Prime in Ojai

2017 Toyota Prius Prime in Ojai -- This one had a low AC refrigerant charge, 12.8 out of 38 ounces. Got that squared away with a full, accurate…

2013 Toyota Corolla in Oxnard – Better Call Hall mobile repair
ElectricalOxnard

2013 Toyota Corolla in Oxnard

2013 Toyota Corolla in Oxnard -- This customer had a strobe effect in her headlights and was told that could be a bad alternator.. luckily this is an…

Badly corroded positive battery cable terminal removed from a 2012 Honda Accord in Ojai
ElectricalOjai

2012 Honda Accord — Starter in Ojai

2012 Honda Accord in Ojai -- This one had the corroded positive battery cable, after replacement, still not cranking. Found the starter was failed,…

Smoke test on the cooling system of a 2006 Nissan Frontier in Ventura, smoke rising around the heater hoses
CoolingVentura

2006 Nissan Frontier in Ventura

2006 Nissan Frontier in Ventura -- The customer wanted the radiator hoses replaced, as he said a hose had a blowout.. Didnt find any damage on those…

ClassicOjai

1948 Chevrolet 5500 in Ojai

1948 Chevrolet 5500 in Ojai — carburetor sorted, stays running. Next: the brakes.

News

Phone Is Fixed — Call Me Back

IF YOU TRIED TO CALL OR TEXT ME THE PAST FEW DAYS, MY PHONE WAS BROKEN. All better now, feel free to call me back if you still need service!

New front brake rotor and caliper on a 2007 Ram 2500 in Ventura
BrakesVentura

2007 Ram 2500 5.7L in Ventura

2007 Ram 2500 5.7l in Ventura -- This one had worn the front brakes metal to metal, so it got new pads and rotors today.

Water pump, pulley and hoses on a 2003 Ford Ranger in Ojai
CoolingOjai

2003 Ford Ranger in Ojai

2003 Ford Ranger in Ojai -- This customer wanted a new cooling system so they got a radiator, water pump, thermostat, and fan clutch The alternator…

Rear drum brake shoes, springs and wheel cylinder on a 2011 Toyota Tacoma in Ventura
BrakesVentura

2011 Toyota Tacoma in Ventura

2011 Toyota Tacoma in Ventura -- While driving, someone cut off the owner of this pickup. He slammed on his brakes then started loosing his brakes,…

Now a CARFAX Car Care Service Center – Better Call Hall mobile repair
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Now a CARFAX Car Care Service Center

Better Call Better Call Hall is now a CARFAX Car Care Service Center! This means that every repair we do on your vehicle gets documented in Carfax's…

Innova scan tool showing live vehicle speed data while diagnosing a 1997 Nissan 200SX in Oxnard
DiagnosticsOxnard

1997 Nissan 200SX in Oxnard

1997 Nissan 200SX in Oxnard -- This one had a P0500, for the transmission speed sensor circuit. This is the perfect case study that shows the code is…

Rear drum brake shoes and springs on a 2002 Chevrolet S10 in Ventura
BrakesVentura

2002 Chevrolet S10 in Ventura

2002 Chevrolet S10 in Ventura -- This one got the rear drum brakes gone through today. Found a broken spring on the drivers side.

Engine trouble? Dead battery? Won’t pass smog?

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