Albany Auto Repair

Auto Care in Albany, CA Adams Autoworx Albany provides comprehensive auto care for residents of Albany, Kensington, El Cerrito and Berkeley. We offer full range of automotive diagnostics, maintenance services, repair, as well as new tires, including Continental, Michelin, and Bridgestone tires. Over the years our automobiles have become much more reliable. This is due to improved manufacturing techniques, but also because cars are now full of sensors and embedded computers that warn us about impending problems. The dreaded “check engine light” is a perfect example. Nobody likes to see this warning light come “on”, but often it’s indicating that something needs to be corrected before it gets worse. The good news is that our cars tell us about developing problems long before they turn into major breakdowns or repairs. Our Albany car care facility offers broad range of services and repairs. Our equipment includes state-of-the-art digital diagnostics tools ... read more

4 Signs That Your Car Needs Wheel Alignment We normally don’t think of wheel alignment until we buy new tires, but Bay Area roads are in a bad state, and city streets are riddled with potholes, bumps, and occasional road work that makes it really easy for the wheels to get out of alignment. Albany suffers from bad road surface as much as any Bay Area town. To fix alignment problems caused by bad road surface, Adams Autoworx offers computerized Albany wheel alignment. Alignment machines are precision instruments that can detect very slight misalignment, even as slight as 1/100th of an inch. The main benefits of proper alignment are smoother ride and better vehicle control. With proper wheel alignment, your vehicle will experience slower tire wear and better fuel economy. So check your vehicle for these signs of wheel alignment issues: Your vehicle pulls to the right of left Vehicle handling problems The steering wheel is not straight when driving on a straight roadway Unev ... read more