Gary,

I had to deal with Ohio's e-Check for a couple of years before moving
to Houston where I've had to put the van through four annual
inspections with my '85 Wolfsburg.

Don't bother with additives.  If the engine is running well it will
pass.  Even when my engine was running pretty rich it pass bay a hair.
With a new Ox sensor and a little tuning it passes with flying colors -
better than my '95 Honda Accord V6 even with a mysterious intermittent
miss.

Check the timing, tweak the idle to within specs and make sure the
engine is really well warmed up before you show up at the station.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

> Date:    Sun, 4 Dec 2005 18:19:55 -0800
> From:    gary goldey <clonestar7@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: passing  emmission inspection---any advice on fuel additives,
> etc?
>
> I still have a few months before I have to try to pass my 1st emmision
> inspection in Austin TX. I don't expect too many problems but I figure
> it couldn't hurt me to get some 'first-hand' advice on the subject
> from anyone who has had to pass emissions in their particular states.
> (I didn't have to think about that back in Stuart, FL). I may get my
> inspection early  before the pipes rot out...