White smoke coming from engine on drivers side?

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I drive a 2002 Nissan Quest 123k mi. In the past 3-4 months ive had my heater core replaced, upper(upper was leaking) and lower hoses on the radiator and the thermostat. When i had my overheating issues because of the said parts i never let the meter go past the solid before u enter the area before the red zone. I was able to drive my car problem free after i had my hoses and thermostat replaced for about 3 weeks. Now my car when ever i start it i have this clear oily fluid leaking from some where to the immediate right of my engine(drivers side). I dont have any other symptoms besides the smoke coming from my engine when i drive it for a bit and the clear fluid leaking when i drive it.I had a NTB mechanic do a visual inspection and he said possibly my engine gaskets got warped from past over heating and hot oil. any suggestions on what the problem may be. and how much it would cost me.

Update:

UPDATE: Took it to the shop. Come to find out my water bypass hose was squirting coolant onto the exhaust. $139 fix

Darrell · Accepted Answer

If steam is coming from the engine area the most likely problem is a split in a radiator or heater hose. If it is coming out of the exhaust then one would suspect a blown head gasket.

gearnofear · Answer

Blown head. you need to have the head milled back to level and a new head gasket put on. It really does not take much to warp aluminum heads. If you get anywhere near the hot side, 9 times out of 10 the head will warp. it's not going to be a cheap repair, but I will say this, if you had not done the timing belt, now would be a good time to have them replace that as the belt needs to come off to replace the heads anyway. If I am not mistaken, the water pump is also timing belt driven so you will want to have that replaced as well.

bandit_60 · Answer

oily fluid? you probably have a valve pan gasket leaking on on the manifold and smoking.

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