Cracked oil filter relocation kit, how does this happen? Options

[CheesyLobster]

I have an oil filter relocation kit because my manifold would otherwise hit the oil filter. The other day, after driving for about 20 minutes on the freeway i see a huge amount of smoke coming from my car. i find that the oil filter kit has cracked where the lower tube pluged into the block. The kit was only a month old. What could have caused this? I don't want it to happen again with my next kit.

The oil lines ran really close too, if not touched the turbo manifold; do you think that could have overheated the oil and built up too much pressure? My oil pressure gauge didn't seem to indicate too much pressure. I assume that the oil would get just as hot at the exhaust anyways, right?

Or, do you think it was defective? Could it have been over tightened? It's strange because i had used the car for a week before and didn't have any problems.

Your input please?? Thanks.

[zipstrips]

heat treaded or whatever, no oil lines/ water lines or any lines should be near or touching the manifold/downpipe. re-run them differently, ziptie them outta the way better but dont leave them to rest on the exhaust manifold.

[CheesyLobster]

heat treaded or whatever, no oil lines/ water lines or any lines should be near or touching the manifold/downpipe. re-run them differently, ziptie them outta the way better but dont leave them to rest on the exhaust manifold.
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update:
I finally got to work on my car and found that it actually didn't crack, but that i burned through the tube. I'm doing the best i can to reroute the tubes, but its not easy. I just got a 90 deg. elbow though and that should help me out a lot. As for now, i have some insulation that is used for blowtourches between the manifold and the tube, which i think is helping, but i want to do it right and get it out of there completely, so ill put in the elbow tomorrow. wish me luck...