Intake pipe blows off from pressure and oil/ coolant leak

[raptoranderson]

So after almost a month of intermittent work and weekends spent working on my Eclipse, I finally got the Front Mount Intercooler I purchased from CX Racing installed so that it fits on with the bumper and also holds boost I also closed the blow off valve so that even when revving in neutral the turbo flutters

So after all the time spent wondering if I'd finally get the intercooler installed I finished it and took it out for a drive. I got 100 yards before all of the boost was dumped out of the car in one sharp, short "whoosh" and the car died. Couldn't get it to start so me and my buddy pushed it back to my house to find that the intake pipe coming off the compressor housing blew clean-off. The car was also leaking what must've been oil and also smoking quite profusely. The smoke smelled sweet almost but not quite like coolant, although I assume that's what it is.

The pipe that blew off comes from the turbo almost straight down and then turns 80 or 90 degrees to go out to the intercooler; so like an upright L-shape. The turbo outlet is 2" and my intercooler piping is 2.5" so I had to buy a pipe reducer to make it fit, but obviously the reducer doesn't have a lot of purchase or a rolled lip or bead on it for the clamp to clamp onto when being bolted on, hence why it blew off.

Any suggestions from keeping the pipe from blowing-off under pressure and also locating an oil leak?

 

[raptoranderson]

I would just replace the thermostat as it is a cheap part. However if you want to test it then just put it in a pot of water, toss it on the stove with a thermometer, and see if it opens at the proper temperature.

I'll change it out regardless in that case! But I'd still be interested to see if it was causing any issues or not ...

Any tips or things to look for when replacing a PCV valve?