Hello my name is Sonu, I have a 2004, Subaru Impreza, Odometer reading: 225,300, 5-speed manual, Engine: 4-1994 2.0L DOHC. I just had my clutch plate replaced and now 3 days later there’s white smoke coming from the front of the car. Can someone help me figure out what’s wrong with it. Thank you in advance!
Puffy white smoke is usually from burning coolant (are you losing coolant?). I would check the headgasket. Scotty has a video on this, there's a kit you can buy to test it, pretty easy.
Note: Only open the radiator cap when the engine is COLD.
If I recall correctly, that era of Subaru had a materials issue with head gaskets that was pretty common. Fortunately it isn't a design flaw just a materials weakness. Like mentioned above, Scotty has a video about using a block tester and some blue fluid (all Subaru owners should buy their own fluid on Amazon and then loan out the block tester from an O'Reilly's or AutoZone once every other oil change).
If the smoke is coming from the front, in the engine compartment, some oil will burn a little bluish, if there is a fluid leak up front, you could get some steam as well.
