MAF gasket ring question

[Blackjetvette97]

Tried every which way to install MAF, with gasket ring on it, into rubber boot w/resonator……Even tried to lightly grease the ring AND boot collar it inserts into. Wasn’t about to stress the boot collar and crack a $400 piece of plastic(I’m sure BMW would love that ��). Put 3 wraps of black electrical tape on outer collar of MAF, and an 1/8” thick rubber band at back of MAF collar(to aid sealing up connection), then worked it in to boot gently and tightened down clamp real snug. VOILA, no more SES light or P0171/4 codes!
If you look at the INSIDE collar of the rubber boot(where MAF goes in), you can see how BMW sloped it wide, as it goes in, past the initial lip(RIDICULOUS)!