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Barometric Pressure Sensor: Description and Operation

ENGINE CONTROL COMPONENTS

Barometric Pressure (BARO) Sensor
The BARO sensor directly measures barometric pressure to estimate the exhaust back pressure. Exhaust back pressure influences speed density based air charge computation. The BARO sensor is mounted directly to the PCM circuit board.