not only that but my oil light has come on again and so has my engine.. l really dont have the funds to get it fixed right now. but does anybody have any ideas as to what the problem is? and is it anything l can fix myself?

Have u checked the oil level, you're probably low on oil. l have the same car-black. If u smell gas, u might have a gas leak, & will probably need to replace the gas tank. Open the gas cap, & if there is no pressure coming out, replace the cap. If u wanna do it urself u probably can with time & the proper tools. Ebay has a complete service manual on this car used by mechanics l saw for sale 30 dollars the other day. As for the engine light, some places give free engine light diagonistics. l do not have the funds either to work on my car-college.