Hi Guy and Girls just thought i would share a fix i cam up with that seems to work well.
This is a common issue that lots of people suffer with.
the two issue that have been noted are
issue 1
The rubber seal get contaminated with oil and expands and is very difficult to put it back in as it slips and slides out of place and tends to kink and not seal very well.
Issue 2
The seal has split and is not possible to use.
The fix for it is a fabric tape.
the tape is designed to use for wrapping wiring looms to make them neater, there is no special insulating properties or anything like that purely for neatness.
Application
Clean both surfaces before applying the tape, throttle body and inside elbow.
only apply one or two layers of tape i have done both and both work. just make sure the tape is lower than the lip on the throttle body. this ensures the tape does not get ruffed up when you slide the elbow on and off.
In the pics below the elbow has been on and off about 10 times and you can see the tape is just starting to ruff up, but if does just pull it off and put some more on it is stupidly cheap tape and it just works.
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here is a link to the type of tape i used.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TESA-TAPE...frcectupt=true
sorry forgot to say i boost leak tested the seal after fitting and no leaks.