lucas oil additive?

Answer 1

just use good oil with appropriate grade for engine mileage and temperature and do oil/filter changes regularly.

Answer 2

I am an automotive technician and I always use Lucas Oil in my truck when I do an oil change. I had a minor leak on my left valve cover, with one bottle of Lucas oil, it stopped, and so did the leak at my oil sending unit. I know that they need to be changed, but right now i'm in a jam with moeny, and they will have to waite. I will always use Lucas Oil now. I have never had a problem with it, and I have never heard any bad things about it. Then again I do an oil change every 4000 km instead of the factory maintance schedual of 5000km. All Lucas oil does is coat the inside componants with a thin film that helps disapates heat and seals up spaces that may be casuing oil leaks or pressure leaks. I live by the stuff now. I will never switch off of it.

Answer 3

Lisa,

As a last resort.

I used Lucas transmission additive and it fixed a slight shifting problem. I am still driving that car with lucas in the tranny. The additive was a last resort, as I had a replacement.

If I did use an oil additive, I would add it, run 1000 miles, do an oil change. Use factory recommended oil grade and see if that makes a difference

Answer 4

If you are going to buy an oil additive, Lucas, is the best. If you do regular oil changes then its really a waste of money

Answer 5

they work great,they are not a cure for mechanical breakdown but do offer more protection.lucas was originally designed for heavy truck use.
i have used these products for many years and never had a problem.
as for cold starts the lucas stays on the parts to protect them till oil gets to them.
as an example at 20 below 10w30 can take up to 3 minutes to lube the top end were as 5w30 takes less than a minute,this time period is where lucas adds protection

Answer 6

Okay, First I love when someone says Its great but I dont use it. Or its good stuff im a mechanic and they use it in top fuel dragsters so its got to be good.

Bottom line: YOU DO NOT NEED ANY OIL ADDITIVES IN YOUR CAR'S OIL PAN! I dont care if you work on cars or work for the company! Just because you can turn a bolt with a wrench does not make you a spokes person on the physics of lubrication.

Here is what actual mechanical engineers have to say about it.

Yes, but what about Lucas Oil Stabilizer? Isn't it used extensively in drag racing? Yes it is, and it's a unique category in oil additives with a milder version of deception. With high-alcohol fuels and high horsepower, there is a huge problem with the engine oil becoming rapidly diluted (thinned out) by the alcohol. To combat this problem, drag racers commonly use a very heavy racing oil (like 60 weight), then add Lucas to the oil because it increases the viscosity even more. That way, as the oil is being rapidly diluted going down the dragstrip, when they back off the throttle it might be a 30 or 40 weight oil instead of a 10 or 20 weight oil that would allow a lot of engine damage.



Now, what does ANY of that have to do with your vehicle? NOTHING ! Adding their product to your oil will increase the weight (viscosity) of your engine oil, which will decrease your fuel economy and increase your oil pressure. Increasing the oil pressure beyond the 30 or 40 weight that the engine's designed for doesn't help you. In fact, it's a negative because it adds load to your starter and battery, especially in cold weather, and it makes your engine wear faster. That's right - your engine wears faster for two main reasons: because during cold starts it takes longer to get the oil to all the components, and the higher oil pressure drop across your oil filter means that more of the oil will bypass the filter than normally occurs while your engine is warming up during driving. So you're pumping additional wear particles through the engine rather than filtering them out.



The deception is that they want you to assume that what's good in a top-fuel dragster is good for your engine, without actually making that claim on their bottle.

Lubrication engineers say: Motor oils, transmission fluids and gear lubes are carefully designed and balanced lubrication packages that are scientifically formulated and rigorously tested. Want better performance? Buy a better product whose performance is proven by industry standardized testing. Please DON'T be fooled by oil additives!


Hope this helps. If you want to do whats best for your engine use a synthetic oil such as Castrol. It will actually give ya a few hp in reduced friction, start easier, not break down, and a boat load of other good things. And these are all proven! Not some crap from a company that makes it or a mechanic who has no idea what he is talking about.

Answer 7

Lucas oil stabilizer..... makes good foam...
well that is after running the engine, draining the oil and looking at what it had done with the stabilizer, and without.

Its good at draining your pockets.

Answer 8

GOOD STUFF! it has excellent stability qualities and protects metal parts from excessive wear and tear, it also keeps everything clean. Follow the direction on the bottle!

Answer 9

YES is good .( I don't use it is too expensive)