They Call it "Lucas" Oil Stabilizer

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Well, might want to send off a virgin sample of whats going into your engine the next time (minus the additives) so that you have something to compare it to.
 
Wouldn't it be the same as the voas for delvac 1300 or are you thinking it might be a little different due to being in a storage tank and possible contamination? I'll pour a little from all 3 jugs that will be used next time and send it in for a voa. Should I pay the extra and get the tbn also?
 
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Originally Posted By: MileHigh18
Originally Posted By: spasm3
I won't let a bottle of lucas anything within 10 feet of my engines.


Agreed. This stuff is junk. Someone gave me a big bottle of LUCL, and I haven't noticed any improvement from using that either. Lucas is all hype.


UCL bottles make great funnels. We got a bunch of them free from somewhere and that's the perfect use for them!

If i lose a funnel, I just cut open a new bottle and dump it in the waste oil bin.
 
Originally Posted By: dixon700
Wouldn't it be the same as the voas for delvac 1300


May not be, considering you say you get it in bulk. And the formulas DO change.

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or are you thinking it might be a little different due to being in a storage tank and possible contamination?


EXACTLY
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I'll pour a little from all 3 jugs that will be used next time and send it in for a voa. Should I pay the extra and get the tbn also?


Don't need TBN I don't think on the VOA unless you want to spend the extra money
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Ok I'll pick out 3 jugs that I know are from the bulk and pour a bit of all 3 in there. Send them out for a voa, then run all 3 of those jugs next oil change.
 
I have a question for everybody. It is said that Lucas is just a heavy oil with little to no additives, so then what about how sticky Lucas is? Wouldn't it be sticking to everything in your engine like bearings?
 
Originally Posted By: dixon700
I have a question for everybody. It is said that Lucas is just a heavy oil with little to no additives, so then what about how sticky Lucas is? Wouldn't it be sticking to everything in your engine like bearings?


That's a question for Molakule, however it may just be a tackifier like what is used in chainsaw oil. Hardly beneficial for your engine and the stuff causes aeration.
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20030408232856/http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm
 
Originally Posted By: Trajan
https://web.archive.org/web/20030408232856/http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

Thanks for the interesting article. I'm guessing the same results with the synthetic lucas. Was the article also stating that a syn blend is better than a full synthetic?
 
Originally Posted By: dixon700
Originally Posted By: Trajan
https://web.archive.org/web/20030408232856/http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

Thanks for the interesting article. I'm guessing the same results with the synthetic lucas. Was the article also stating that a syn blend is better than a full synthetic?


That pics are the important past IMHO. Shows what adds do to oil.
 
I've been driving automobiles for over 25 years and don't use any oil additives.

I tried STP back when I was a kid and all it did was make the oil thicker.

IMO, all oil additives do is transfer money from your pocket to someone else.
 
I am actually more of a fan of SMB dollar tree products than Lucas. My dad put a bottle of Lucas in my engine when he changed the oil and now when I start it up after sitting for a few days there is smoke coming out of the exhaust. That could just be a coincidence, but before we had it in there the engine was in the same condition it was always in after he put it in there.





1992 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8 v6.155,440-STP 10w30
1992 Toyota Celica 1.6 I4. 290,726-Valvoline maxlife high mileage 10w30
 
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