Cracked ringland cylinder junk?

[ryant10275]

Cracked a ringland in my wrx it has all the signs but I've yet to do a compression test. Will be doing one this week. I've been driving it like this for about a month is my block junk? Still runs fine somedays it smokes a lot and them some times it will go a couple days without a hint of smoke. I've been trying to sell I but not really to many interested so I was thinking of rebuilding but I was hoping it be cheap as possible

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[lavid2002]

I don't know how you can be contemplating an engine rebuild, or consider saying you have "all the symptoms" when you haven't done a leakdown or compression test. Do these before your mind wonders everywhere

-Dave

[WhiteBgeye02]

if the smoke goes away it cant be a ringland. a broken ringland basically just makes a straight pathway for oil to flow into the cylinder. are you sure the turbo seals are not going? or your not getting excessive blow by somehow causing oil to be forced through the vents and into the intake tract?
a sti shortblock is 1800 shipped.

if it is a ringland that cylinder prob has a nice gouge in it by now. do the test then ask questions.

[ryant10275]

I will be doing the compression test Tuesday and I thought it was a turbo at first so without even digging in I bought another an it's still doing it I guess I have just been rushing into things because it's y only mode of transportation.....at first it used to smoke a puff on start up it has done that once in the last week but I have oil all over we're my bov is and I have puffs of smoke coming out of my oil full tube

[UK-Wagon]

not every time, usually the cylinder turns out just fine unless some pieces get dislodged or the rings break. Ive see it go both ways, good and totally F*ed