lucas oil additive

[sickem]

i saw the thread on lucas oil additive and every one was going back and forth about pros cons and the link that showed the demo.
what im wondering is whats the "final" on it yes or no.
i wanna compare 10 yes 12 no etc etc.. and some stories and updates on those who used it .

[bdlitzne]

My one and a half cents...I've used slick 50 every 50K on my last three vehicles.....

And I would give it a YES!

Bern

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sickem
i saw the thread on lucas oil additive and every one was going back and forth about pros cons and the link that showed the demo.
what im wondering is whats the "final" on it yes or no.
i wanna compare 10 yes 12 no etc etc.. and some stories and updates on those who used it . [/QUOTE

[stock_am]

The additive is good for worn engines. So unless you have oil comsuption or other problems why put it in your car. Just do more frequent oil changes, which is the best thing you can do for your engine.

[Pizzon]

Originally posted by stock_am
The additive is good for worn engines. So unless you have oil comsuption or other problems why put it in your car. Just do more frequent oil changes, which is the best thing you can do for your engine.


Yeah, a good engine flush doesn't hurt anything, either. I wouldnt trust stuff like that.. the only additives i do is fuel.

[b2089]

I used to work in a garage that did MANY oil changes. From what I've seen it's about 50/50 as to what cars can handle Lucas and which ones run like crap with it. The only GAs that we ever put it in were mid 90s, and none of them could use this stuff. Both times the customer came back within a week with a knocking sound complaining of the car running rough at idle and both times draining the oil / lucas combo out fixed the problem.

Lucas is good, and was originally designed for large gears, like a trucks rear axle or tractor use. Our cars have many small passages that the oil needs to run through and the slinging nature of dispersing the oil is also critical. Thicker oil does indeed coat and protect better. That can not be denied. The problem is that thicker oil is also harder to move, and that's where the problems come from.

I say don't use an oil additive. You don't need it. The oil is to lube the engine and as long as it's clean it does it's job perfectly.