You shouldn't have any gas smells, maybe a little if the engine were cranking over without starting. But your car is not even cranking, right? Or will it crank and not start? In that case you might smell a little gas, so next step would be to check for spark.
The leak on front passenger side: if that is where the front of the engine is, check carefully your water pump for leaking (then it is bad) and also check all hose connections there for leaks.
Sudden no-start conditions are usually loss of either spark or gas to the cylinders. These are the first things to check when it won't start.
SOURCE: 2001 pt cruiser limited won't crank
needs a battery but be careful cause sometimes a bad alternater will cause the battery to go bad
SOURCE: Replacing 2004 PT Cruiser Starter
He can do it. Tell him to just be patient (everything is a tight fit in a PT) and remember to disconnect the battery first. No special tools are required. He may have to move a bracket or two for access. It lives on the left side (front) of the motor and easiest to get to from underneath.
SOURCE: Shimmy on front when accelerating of my 2006 pt cruiser
Check the control arm bushings, they are common to wear out and have known some cases where they needed to be changed at 20,000KM, mine. Must of been a bad supply that year, other then that check the common things like the idler arm, tie rod ends and engine mounts.
Not sure how many miles on your PT but I found some seam to be built better then others. I had a PT turbo and it was in the shop more times then the good driving weather here in Canada.
Good luck and hope this helps and I hope it's not the transmission slipping from 1st to 2nd if it's an auto.
SOURCE: Overheating engine
Check your oil dipstick for coolant, or a mucky substance. Your symptoms sound like a blown head gasket.
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