Signs of Potential Engine Failure?

[78F350]

Oil should not be dripping from the engine. The engine should not be stalling out. Those are signs that something is wrong. A potential engine failure.
Many things can be wrong, but many can be fixed relatively inexpensively if they are taken care of when they are first observed. Continuing to drive the car around and counting how many times it stalls one each 20 mile trip without having a good idea what the problem is may lead to a much more expensive condition. Stop driving the car unless you need to take that risk.
The picture and video do not show enough information for anyone to do a good diagnosis. I bet that 'Blue62' can advise you of a proper order of things to check for initial troubleshooting, but if you are not comfortable working on engine parts, it needs to go to a shop.

[blue62]

Originally Posted by 78F350

Oil should not be dripping from the engine. The engine should not be stalling out. Those are signs that something is wrong. A potential engine failure.
Many things can be wrong, but many can be fixed relatively inexpensively if they are taken care of when they are first observed. Continuing to drive the car around and counting how many times it stalls one each 20 mile trip without having a good idea what the problem is may lead to a much more expensive condition. Stop driving the car unless you need to take that risk.
The picture and video do not show enough information for anyone to do a good diagnosis. I bet that 'Blue62' can advise you of a proper order of things to check for initial troubleshooting, but if you are not comfortable working on engine parts, it needs to go to a shop.

Spot On.....
The first step in a diagnosis is always a visual inspection.
I always grab my brightest flashlight (with an adjustable beam) and a beer or mixed drink (some times two) and just look. I don't even touch anything I don't have to. Just look until the drinks are gone. Surprising how many issues are solved by a good visual inspection.

When you find something like oil or coolant leaking you have to trace it back to it's highest point.
So a visual to try and pinpoint where his oil is coming from is his starting point.
Towing or hauling it to a shop would be his best bet.
Then they have the hoist and knowledge of what they are looking for and what they re looking at.