3rd time this week my 97 broke...help!

[quteasabutton]

my car is leaking dark fluid from the engine area pretty bad, i had someone look at it but they said it wasn't oil, and it's still leaking. then my cd player broke, and it won't eject the cd i have in there, it won't read it and everytime i turn the car off and then back on, the entire cd player/radio system turns off completely instead of resuming where it was when the car was last on, plus lights on the cd player area for buttons have been burning out and i only have a few left that work. now today my car won't even start at all. just makes a clicking noise, nothing else. anyone have any ideas on what's wrong with it? my parents won't let me sell it either cuz they told me it's an awesome super reliable car...yeah..seems like it... oh and if it's relevent, i change the oil every 3000 miles

[dwalmop]

well, as far as the clicking goes - try to get a jump start. Your battery may be low in voltage, or it's just plain bad.
CD player - here's what worked for me when this happened to me - get a cd you really don't like and while pushing the eject button simultaneously start shoving the crappy cd you don't like into the cd player. The CD that's stuck ejected when I tried it. As far as the fluid, what color is it? and can you tell where it's leaking from? is it thin or thick?

[quteasabutton]

and nothing bad happened to ur cd player or lodged cd? hmm the stuff that it's leakign is black/dark in color and i'd tell u if it was thick or thin but it's pouring outside so i do'nt feel like going out there...lol and for where it's leaking from, i'd have to say in the front of the car, in the center area. sorry i can't help much and be more specific, if i knew anything about cars i wouldn't have to be on here begging people for help

[dwalmop]

No nothing happened to the cd player or the lodged cd. That's not to guarantee that it won't happen to you, but I've had to do it a couple times, and nothing bad has happened either time. I know, it sounds kinda ridiculous, and the wrong do-it-yourself approach to it, but hey, it works.