Re: 911 failed emission test

"Sheldon" <sheldon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Jim Johnson" <jimjohn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> My 1989 911 Carrera failed the provincial emissions idle test. The
Carbon 
>> Monoxide %level was 1.08, and the maximum allowable level is .73. Last 
>> year the car passed the test with a reading of  .41. I've seen an
online 
>> add for a additive substance called "KickGas" that is guaranteed to 
>> produce positive results. Does anyone have any advice concerning the 
>> effectiveness of such products and the risk involved in trying them?
>>
>>
> If the car passed with .41 a year ago, and then went to 1.08, I'd be
more 
> concerned with finding out what the problem is than whether an additive 
> will hide it.  I have a Subaru that passed every year and then failed. 
> Turned out to be a dirty contact on the oxygen sensor.  Might be
something 
> really simple on the ****sche, too.

I agree. I don't think the solution to your problem comes from a bottle.