Smoke from underhood!!

[synistershadows]

please help guys im not sure whats leaking im getting white smoke from the drivers side of the engine opened it up to take a look and it smells burnt kinda sweet sometimes and im leaking a fluid again kinda from where the tranny is and from what i picked up off the ground with my finger the fluid looks kinda red but also looks kinda like oil im not sure where its comming from but anyhelp would be apperitiated!! ive included some pics as well of what im seeing in and from where the smoke is comming from.

 

pic 1- possible problem could be the leak

 

pic 2- where the smoke is comming from

[ManicMechanic]

Awaiting an answer too, mine started doing this a couple of days ago and still does occasionally, but for the most part, it quit. This was after I replaced the thermostat.

[synistershadows]

i did mine as well i put a gasket on mine did you on yours? mine looks like its getting eaten away at as you can see in the pic i think this might be the prob but doesnt explain the fluid on the ground

[Chancho]

it looks like ur tstat is leaking along with ur tranny, these trannys if overfilled and driven a little hard will leak from the pan, the sweet smell is antifreeze and the red fluid is potentially tranny fluid unless you are one of the few good ones who do as needed to be done to the aluminum engines and put dexcool in ur engine, in that case dexcool is redish in color, kinda orangeish if u ask me, none the less and has a light oily texture to it depending on the ratio of water to dexcool