first no its not the engine in my car i used this picture to sho where smoke is comming from ...i had the car running today for 2 minutes and i seen smoke ...first i thought maby it was oil on the exhaust ...well i waited and there was more and more smoke ...so i had a look and there is a tray or something where the red circle is and the smoke is either comming off that or hitting off it ...there dosent sound like there is a hole in the manifold or anything ....is this something major or not

Looking at your exhaust manifold, it looks like an oil leak from your valve cover.

Sounds like you need new valve cover gaskets. Not a big deal changing them.

Most likely the oil has built up on the metal shield you mention. The hotter the exhaust gets the more smoke you will see until there is either fire or the oil burns off.

Fires on your year isn't common, but it is possible if enough oil is present.

so do i runn it with a fire extisgher near by or try to was it off?

You can take that shield off.

what is the shild for and what dose it protech?

Keeps the heat off the fans. I've been running headers for a few years with no shield and no problems.

well i thought i would post a vid of the smoke i was talking about befor


now you can see what i have been talkin about






https://www.gmforum.com/showthread.php?t=288982

I see smoke, but dunno what you were talking about because you posted in a seperate post. Please link us up. Could be a cracked manifold or a leaky valve cover from the looks.