lumina just stop on me

[womanmech]

hello to everyone, i own a 1990 lumina sedan and it just stop on me one day. As i looked through some of the message i seen 2 that caught my attention saying about checking fuel filter or fuel pump which is located in gas tank also i must let u know that i have a oil leak and need to change the valve cover gasket can anyone help me and if so how can i change the gaskets and is this a hard job please respond back A.S.A.P i want to do this over the weekend because winter is approaching in MINO. :

[richtazz]

Are you sure your oil leak is a valve cover gasket? If the oil is coming from the drivers side of the engine, it's probably the oil pump drive shaft housing leaking. if it is a valve cover leaking, it s a relatively simple job, but you'll have to remove the upper intake plenum also to get to the rear one and the coolant transfer tube to get to the front one.

[richtazz]

as far as your car quitting, check for spark. IF you have spark, then it's fuel related. IF you don't have spark, I would bet it's a crank position sensor.

[womanmech]

Thanks for all the information and the timely response, i decided to do the womanly thang and let a man handle this job. I will get back to u guys on Monday to let u know what the outcome were. Once again thanks for all u guys support, Men Rule!

[womanmech]

Hello guys i'm back to let u know i was told that the oil leak was a lower intake gasket. Is this a hard job to do and what would be your instruction on how to fix this problem?

[cadgear]

its not difficult, but it is time consuming. very time consuming. A $40 fel-pro gasket set has everything you'll need to do it, and its just a matter of doing things step by step in order. upper intake + things connected to it; lower intake + things connected to it. Lots of cleaning and care not to nick or gouge the parts must be taken.