Idles extremely rough and blows black exhaust and will not idle on its own

Tiny
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I have a 1996 Nissan Pickup XE Short bed with a KA24 Engine and automatic transmission. It was recently diagnosed with a P0100 ob 2 Trouble code defective mass air flow circuit, and the mass air flow sensor was tested and failed. Right now the vehicle Idles extremely rough and blows black exhaust and will not idle on it's own. I was told by Nissan that you can't purchase a mass air flow sensor with out purchasing the top half of the entire throttle body assembly. What I would like to know is can I successfully complete this repair by just replacing the mass air flow sensor from the new throttle body assembly and putting it on my existing throttle body?
Hope someone answers this for me please.
Thank you in advance.
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 AT 11:35 PM

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Tiny
KIN CHAN
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No! No way!
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 AT 11:50 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for replying Kin Chan. Why is it that I can not just replace the defective Mass Air Flow Sensor when my current Throttle Body Assembly isn't defective, and the only thing defective is the Mass Air Flow Sensor? Also it would seem like it would be a lot more involved to replace the entire throttle body then to just remove the electrical harness, and two screws that hold the mass air flow sensor to the throttle body. Please explain. Thank you again for replying.
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007 AT 10:32 AM
Tiny
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That mid late 1990's MAF from Nissan has so many versions is 1 of the Nissan intermediate model change disaster. Nissan had it build all together as a unit. We tried about 3 or 4 fr after market. All has different value under a load and I know if you are not getting it from Nissan as 1 piece any other aftermarket is a guess at the best. It is a high dollar items. We had to use a scope and a simulator to catch the problem before we are completely sure to tell the customer. That's why I am so sure on your case possible and probable. Less you are sure all signal power/ground and ref voltage existence. How to do it or what to use is mechanic. If your dealer put it in writing that is the problem. Let em fix it and back it up if it doesn't work. Then don't pay them. That's why average owner don't want to circumvent and do it yourself. If the price is too high for your budget then it is financial.
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007 AT 1:12 PM

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