Hi all. I got ahold of a spare MAF (M50 non vanos), and I noticed the edges of the housing are fairly chipped. My question is, can you safely remove the whole sensor from the housing on this types of MAFs, I mean, without destroying it?

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I know, kind of an odd question, but the last thing I want is a piece of plastic going in the engine!