1996 Infiniti I30 white smoke

Tiny
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I have a 1996 Infiniti I30 and I have noticed that if I let the engine run for a while white smoke starts coming out from under the hood. It's not heavy smoke but a medium amount of smoke. I check the gauges and it says the car is not overheating. Tlhe smoke seems to be coming from the back part of the engine I would say probably in the middle or closer to the driver side. Any help with why my car would be smoking but not overheating.
Thursday, August 14th, 2014 AT 8:38 PM

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Tiny
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Have you checked for coolant leaks on the engine? Any leaks?
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Thursday, August 14th, 2014 AT 9:57 PM
Tiny
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I have checked and there are no leaks that I have noticed.
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Thursday, August 14th, 2014 AT 10:28 PM
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Does it have an odor to it? Does it smell electrical or like coolant?
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Thursday, August 14th, 2014 AT 10:29 PM
Tiny
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I believe there is a slight odor but I can't really tell what it smells like
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Thursday, August 14th, 2014 AT 10:38 PM
Tiny
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I hate to say it, but I need you to take it to a shop and let them smell the smoke. (I know that sounds crazy) However, someone that has been around cars can identify the odor. My guess is there is a coolant leak that you are not seeing, but since I'm not there, I can't be certain.

Do you have someone that would give you the 2 minutes needed to do this?
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Friday, August 15th, 2014 AT 7:50 PM

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