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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[Terracar]

The pics sadly do nto help unless you wash the engine and show us fresh oil.

Based on the pics, it could be the oil pump leaking (though doesn't explain the coating on PS brackets and above). Based on that picture, I would say replace your valve cover gasket, check that the intake manifold nuts/bolts are tight. Then give the engine a good thorough was down.

Check your PS pump also as those along with the hoses love to leak. Otherwise, to replace the oil pump gasket, I would suggest waiting until you are going to do the timing belt (assuming your leak is not horrible) that way you can all of it done at the same time. You could replace the oil pump at that time, but the oil pumps generally do not go bad and you can always check the tolerances to be extra sure.

I would not return the the place you took the car. Oh and another idea that just came up is they sell the UV dye that you can put in your oil to find leaks. Then bust out a blacklight and it can help narrow the leak down.

-Terracar