San Carlos, Valley Springs, and Jackson Auto Repair

Toole’s Garage is proud to announce opening of our Jackson, CA location - a family owned and operated full service auto repair shop that serves Jackson-Martell-Sutter Creek area. Jackson location joins our San Mateo, Stockton and Valley Springs shops in offering comprehensive auto maintenance services, diagnostics and repairs.  Whether your Toyota Camry needs check engine light diagnostic and repair, whether your Ford F-150 pickup truck needs new brake pads, your Chevy Silverado needs new spark plugs, or your Honda Civic needs head gasket replacement, you can count on our highly skilled technicians, certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), to correctly diagnose and repair your vehicle. At Toole’s Garage we offer complete car care, and have the depth of experience to service and repair all makes and models currently in use – domestic, Asian and European.  We also offer diesel service, so if your RAM diesel pickup needs ma ... read more

Toole’s Garage in San Carlos is the premier hybrid vehicle care center. We provide comprehensive hybrid services and repairs, including Prius head gasket replacement. Prius vehicles are well known for their reliability and longevity, but with advanced age may come the need to replace a blown head gasket.   Symptoms of head gasket failure: One of the symptoms is that the onboard computer illuminates the “check engine” light. The good news is that the check engine light can come “on” for a wide range of problems – so it does not have to indicate head gasket replacement.   Rattling noise and shaking is a symptom of misfire – this can accompany a blown head gasket because it allows coolant to seep into a cylinder, which causes misfires. This symptom may go away after 20 seconds or so, but will return when a cold engine is started again. Both of these symptoms indicate serious problems, so even though they may not mean a head gasket ... read more