Seal has gone bad

The seal on my airbox for my intake has a bad seal and is letting in basically everything. Is there a seal I could buy or am I stuck buying a whole new airbox? could I just buy some rubber and tape it around there?

 

what seal, picture please

 

The only seal the airbox has. The lid that gets pushed down and clicks in place has a rubber seal that keeps big things out of it.

 

oh wow I didn't realize it had a seal lol . I don't think they make that, better off buying some kind of rubber seal at home depot or hardware store.

 

It used to have a good seal and almost like a vacuum but now it tore and doesn't have that anymore.

 

If you have a 4cyl you can buy the top piece to the airbox for around $55 177050C020

If you have a 6cyl the airbox is sold as one piece for over $300

$89 17700-07060 labwork Air Cleaner Filter Box Engine Upper & Lower Housing Assembly Fit for Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck V6 6cyl 3.4L 1999-2004 17700-07060

17700-07060

 

It's not that much, but yes I'll have to buy the whole thing.

 

Low range off road has one for way less.

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/yota...placement-air-cleaner-box-tac-er-3-4-acb.html

 

if you think about it, the seal is on the front side of the filter anyway so its on the unfiltered side of the airflow and a bad seal means nothing and you don't even need to worry about fixing or replacing it.

if it bothers you then buy some weather seal tape strips and use that to replace the seal http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-Ki...Closed-Cell-Weather-Seal-Tape-V443H/100205904

 

Mine got torn in 2 from trying to clean up some seafoam that got into the airbox. I just reglued it with some sensor safe silicone and it seats and seals fine. If you decide to reglue, then use an old air filter (or a new one if you didnt make a mess with the silicone) to put even pressure on the seal while it sets. It goes without saying but give it a night before driving.