Blown pipe

One of the intercooler pipes on my 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 TDI with 60,000 miles has blown off. The blown pipe is one from the turbocharger to the intercooler. I have replaced the broken hose clip, reattached the pipe and all seems well – no smoke, good mpg, etc – although I have only done around 100 miles since the incident. Why do you think the pipe would blow?

The car has always had very regular oil and filter changes, and has always performed very well, although I have noticed a bit of a turbo whine lately when cold. Paul Eckles As your Honda is showing no other problems, I suspect the failure of the clip was down to stress causing the metal to crack, so it’s not something to worry about. The turbo intercooler pipes do need to be held very firmly in place. For this reason, the fixing clips are always secured tightly and it is not unusual for one to break in service allowing the hose to blow off. I have also seen turbo intercooler hoses blow off purely because the clips are not secured tightly enough.