The cosmonauts (Russian segment) already tried the tape [0] - it helped, somewhat, but did not fix the problem. Definitely not as advertised...
[0] https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_leak_rate_at_Russias_...
[0] https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_leak_rate_at_Russias_...
American components, Russian components, all made in Taiwan!