With the days of carburetors behind us, the electronic fuel injection system in the cars we drive
today is king. While carburetors mixed the air and fuel together and the mixture was sucked into the cylinder and
burned, modern electronically controlled fuel injection injects the right amount of fuel, at the right time for
optimum fuel efficiency and economy, and driving performance. But the question remains, how does it know what that
‘right amount’ is and when’s the ‘right time’ to inject?