You know where you read the line in the Bentley Manual "installation is the reverse of removal"?
In this instance that is not the case. When i took the ICV out the elbow stayed in the manifold. After freezing my brain and other body parts yesterday, I gave things a rest over night. In daylight and after checking a couple youtube videos, I noticed someone took out the ICV and got the elbow out in the same move. With nothing to lose, I put the lamp back down there for a bit and was able to squash the elbow some and got it to come out.
Using my trusty, "I swear by the stuff", tube of Syl-Glide, I was able to wiggle the ICV back into the opening. Mission accomplished and got the rest of the intake back on.

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2001 x5 3.0 (sold with broken motor), 1990 e30 M3, 1991 318is, 2002 325i, 2008 335i Dinan stage 3 6 speed,