Not overheating but has smoke coming from hood

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Asked by Maurice Sep 01, 2015 at 04:26 PM about the 2001 Pontiac Bonneville SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2001 Bonneville 3.8 non supercharged im
not overheating but its smoke cpming from
the hood. Last work i had done the throttle
body. I cant find a leak either. Any idea
whats goin on?

1 Answer

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Most likely has leaking valve cover gasket and it is leaking down the engine block and leaking onto the exhaust pipe.

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