lucas oil stabilizer?
 

So im going to change my oil this weekend. and i my 22re has a slight piston slap. Ive read that adding a little lucas oil stabilizer may help with that? anyone use it?

I've stopped using Lucas. That and other engine oil treatments have been known to cause oil foaming, reducing the ability for adequate lubrication for your engine. It might upset the balance of the additives that are the engine oil has in it.

I use it every other oil change and it really makes the oil pressure stay higher longer and the oil loss is minimal as for helping with the slap I am not sure but it will not hurt that's for sure. I have 240,xxx miles and counting on a 3.0

I try not to screw with my oil. I try to use higher quality stuff the first time rather than dumping more additives in the oil. Oil is the life blood of the engine, why mess with it?

X2 Use a good quality oil and you dont have to spend more money on additives to make the oil better or worse. I know of a good oil :) I can also show you how to get it at my cost,my banner is on here also.

X2 on using Lucas. I love that stuff and yes I can absolutely tell a difference between using it and not using it.

X3 I use it EVERY oil change ... and it works !

Lucas is actually highly recommended though..
 

much more than other brands such as STP. For anyone reading this, I tried oil treatments, supposedly to decrease friction and increase efficiency, however I'm not feeling/seeing it. Can anyone recommend anything? I just gave it a complete tune up, oil change and treatment, even took it in to see if the exhaust needed to be replaced, its running very sluggish.

i started to use it, seems to work okay.

You got any UOAs to back it up?
Higher oil pressure isnt always a good thing.
If you spend money on a quality oil why spend even more for junk additives to make it work?
Heres a good article. Its long but damn good, it is on oil not abrand but an underatanding of what it does and how it acts:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/faq...=haas_articles

if i was going to use something i would use lucas. they have a reputation for quality. I have used the fuel stabilizer and it works pretty well. But as for oils, I am a firm believer in Diesel grade oils. I ran Delo 400 for a while, I currently using Shell Synthetic Rotella. I have used mobil 1 but i noticed no more difference in oil pressure or how the engine ran then when i run the rotella or ran the Delo. And at 15 bucks a gallon, the Synthetic Rotella is a hell of a deal. I think the dello is any where from 9-13 bucks a gallon.

Uh oh...here we go.

I'll just say this though - AMSoil may or may not be a good product - I'm just weary of listening to multi-level marketers pitching their product.

I've had people tell me I'd save $400 a year on laundry soap, that the internet has made it easy to sell products online and one 22 year old said she was going to retire at 30 and didn't know what to do with the rest of her life....

did they really need to be replaced or were they still in good shape? I mean since the motor was torn down you would do them anyway.

I have used Lucas products most of my life. And I have never had a problem or complaint about the stuff.

My fiancee had a 2001 Chevy Venture when we first got together well to make a long story short she had no idea of preventive maintence transmission services. So soon after we got together the tranny started acting up, so i started looking for a replacent trans or a different vehicial. On our way home from a test drive the van stopped moving while climbing a hill. I changed the fluid/filter and added the Lucas trans fix and I got 3 more months of time out of it. Im not sayin that stuff "permantly fixed" my problem, but it buy me enuff time to to get a new vehical.

And when i added the stuff I did it in a futile attempt just to get it home I never thought it would get me 3 months.

I did a test on lucas oil to see how it was for cold weather. I stuck one of the lucas displays that are in part stores with the gears outside on a real cold day and let it sit for a few hours. The side with the oil turned fine, the side with the lucas was like wheel bearing grease. Great for cars that have worn rings or leaking oil but 20/50 oil seems to do the same thing. My 2 cents

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I used lucas faithfully on 3 vehicles till I got chewed out on pirate and was given this site

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

never used it again

hahaha, I was playing with a display in a parts store the other day and got the same result

the one with the lucus trapped a BUNCH of air bubbles, and the plane oil one hardy made any at all! and this was on Lucas's own display! granted, I cannot spin that little handle they put on there very fast, but I would imagine the faster you spun it, the worse it would get...


When I first picked my 91 up, it had about 270k on the original 22re; never rebuilt, just general stuff like TC, tune-ups, yada yada yada...

There was a little tap and about a quart burnt every oil change. On the 3rd oil change that I did to the truck, I put in a ring-conditioner additive (I think it was made by Bar's; some 2 part stuff; REALLY thick stuff) and started using Castrol 10w30 High Milage. I have since religously kept track of mileage and change it about every 2750 miles, or when it starts to break down or darken, and use the same oil with no other additives. Now she burns maybe 1/8 a quart between oil changes, and she makes no valve noise what-so-ever.

She's rolling over 290k now, and I'm going to stick with my lube plans as the truck seems to love it!


Don't get me wrong, Lucas does have quite the rep. I personally like their fuel cleaner and have used it many a times. I'm just not a big fan of the oil stablizer. I've used it before (not on my Yota), so it's not one of those "oh well you've never tried it" things. I put it in my 2000 Mustang once. Didn't see any harm done, but didn't really see anything at all change to be honest...

Exactly it is to thick to flow and you want good flow at startup the most crutial time. If it stays hot like in a road tractor it may do ok they rarley shut off.You dont want your passenger car to heat that thick oil every morning. You can see on the counter displays how thick it is of course it will stick but it wont flow.
We run Amsoil in our race cars so i see how it holds up on engines that are hammered every weekend,and severe gear lube with zero failures.
I dont talk bad of lucas because i sell Amsoil, its from visuals and experience from being around people that do and swear to never use it again.
I sell Amsoil cause ive used it forever from raceboats,racecars , motorcycles lawnmowers and hell even my weedeaters. I became a dealer to get it cheaper and if i can make a few extra bucks fine if not fine. They dont push you to sell it, i dont have to buy or sell anything to stay dealer just $35 a year.:D
We all know these oil topics get out of hand and all over the place Im just letting people that dont know that there is other stuff out there that the big money backed, TV sponsored oils.

do a search theres plenty of info on oil...if you like the bad advice above theres plenty more where that came from.

I wouldn't use lucas unless my engine was on its last legs, and I was trying to get a few more miles out of it before I had to rebuild it.

As stated above higher oil pressure isnt always a good thing. if you want higher oil pressure buy thicker oil (lucas is some thick stuff btw) as soon as the thicker oil gets to the point where its flowing it'll give you a higher pressure than a lighter weight oil right up until you get to the pressure that the oil pumps relief valve.

As I've said before dont use diesel oil. The major difference between diesel (CI) oil, and gas oil (SI) is the Total Base Number (TBN). Diesel oil is basic (as in acid vs base) because a byproduct of combusting fuels with high sulfur content (us diesel) are various acids. the idea of making the oil basic is to neutralize the acid from combustion. if you have a very acidic, or very basic ph to the oil it will cause metal parts within the engine to score. Basically diesel oil will stay basic until waaay too many miles past when you'd change the oil in a gas engine.

Hey there is pros and cons to everything. Nothing is cut and dry better than whatever. It all boils down to choice and preference. I personally have never had problems with Lucas. The only other thing I have ever tried is Dura Lube and that crap imo is crap. I was 16 when I had that unpleasent experience. Next thing I tried was Lucas and havent had a complint yet so that what i choose to use.

Im not sayin Lucas is better than Amsoil I am sinply sayin I have never tried Amsoil or synthetics or deisel oil cause I have always had good luck with Lucas and never seen a reason to stop using it.

Yeah i think someone posted here once duralube had some lawsuit against it.
Yes it is personal choice,the oil that works the best for me may not be the best for you. UOAs need to be taken to see if your oil is doig its job,and high pH readings are not good but you have to do a UOA to find those things out. If you get them on a regular interval you can keep up with whats going on inside your engine and possibly catch costly repairs before they even happen.

I use lucas oil additive in my chevys. helps keep the hydraulic lifters pumped up and eases the valve rattle on solid lifter motors. also stops some of the oil drain back after sitting for a few hours. Might put some in the toyota this time (dont like running Sea Foam and Lucas at the same time)

Check this out on Additives:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

i used to use until the price of jumped to like $6 a bottle

thanks for everyones opinions i decided to pass on the lucas just went with straight GTX

that is great! I have also heard about a secondary oil filter that filters down to like 4 or 5 microns and will allow the oil to be used for longer oil change intervals and also allows the engine to last longer. The name is escaping me at the moment.

Baldwin?