hi i have been told by a impreza specialist who is now retired that one of my pistons have gone. does anybody know anyone who could fix it and how much? thanks

 

you can buy forged pistons for 350-400 from flatlander-ipp.com including rins, clips and pins
then the fitting prices vary place to place mate

 

Depends if there is any damage to the bore also, that could make it a little more expensive

Tony

 

true, my ej22 block was scored on no3 courtesy of a firked injector, cost 120 for a rebore to 0.40 over

 

whats the problem with the car before jumping in at the deep end

 

well oil is leaking all over my engine bay over the bonnet intercooler round near dump valve when i start the car there is blue smoke and when car is running and take oil cap off there is smoke puffin out with quite a bit of pressue the person who looked at it said he 99% sure its a damaged piston.

 

If det caused the problem (JDM import?) then it could cause more issues later (stress down the crank) so if your lucky it may just be a piston, as i have already said it could cause damage to the bore, it can lead to big end bearing failure but most of all, why did the piston fail in the first place?

Tony