Not Good... :(, Took it to the mechanic.. Options

[StylnPlane]

So, today, i took the celi to th mechanic. Ive had a oil leak.. need to know where its coming from. They hoist it up, n tell me it good be various things. Apperently they think its my head gasket... But it could be somthing as simple as a seal... i dont think it is though. They couldnt give me a straight answer, kind of annoying. I guess i cant really find out till rip the whole d*mn thing apart. The problem is $$$$$ this celi is starting to be a money pit.
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[delusionz]

find the leak yourself and tell him specifically what to replace, by the sounds of it he wants to charge you a full days labour to rip apart your motor since he has no previous experience with your motor, he doesn't yet know what he's looking for.

I wouldn't blame your mechanic for doing so, but since it seems he lacks the experience with the celica you best find another mechanic who has worked on atleast half a dozen 5s-fe vehicles, you may find your fix is more like $150 instead of $1000