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Nov 8, 2005 | 11:25 AM

silverboost

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From: Vernon

bad rings???

my car doesnt smoke oil at all but does smoke out of the breather, how do i know if i fried my piston rings/ or cracked a ringland? any other way to tell besides a compression test?

Nov 8, 2005 | 12:05 PM

boostedcivicsir

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Re: bad rings??? (silverboost)

compression or a cylinder leakage test is the only way to tell.

Nov 8, 2005 | 12:08 PM

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From: boostin 18psi, MD

Re: bad rings??? (boostedcivicsir)

Definately just do a quick compression test and then move on to a leak down test....

Nov 8, 2005 | 01:01 PM

peacexisxfree

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Re: bad rings??? (silverboost)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by silverboost »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my car doesnt smoke oil at all but does smoke out of the breather, how do i know if i fried my piston rings/ or cracked a ringland? any other way to tell besides a compression test?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that definitely sounds like bad rings. are you experiencing any loss of power?