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Your not way off base you are just standing next to it! 😀. Here is my two cents and I know you might send me back some change!
The AMM tells the ECU that certain amount of air is coming in in term of total air mass. At this point the AMM is done.
The reading it makes IS sent to the ECU. It is then matched up to a program within the ECU to what lab technicians figured to be ideal combustion mixture and spark timing.
The O2 sensor tells the ECU if it's fuel pluses are on target. This is needed because fuel pressure/ or volumes change due to the fuel pressure regulator.
The regulator is in the system to vary things to make up for some of the variables that happen outside of the control of electronics.
Tack on Environmental changes, mechanical changes (air leaks) along with the antics of a humans anixeities on the gas pedal, are just a few things to retuned!
The O2 sensor(s) is an important link to a self tuning engine management system. Sample times are pretty fast and have gotten even faster on some newer cars to monitor even more sensors!
I don't know who leads the pack but I like saying its BMW, as it might mean, Bring More Wages at scheduled maintaince times or for repairs? 😉
Phil
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