Anyone use the lucas oil stabilizer stuff? does it work? is it worth it?

 

gehrard would be the one to ask, but general rule of thumb is that oil additives are a waste of money unless you're running pic n save brand dino 20w-50...

 

Oil additives are not only a gimmick but a waste of money.
Lucas additives are supposed to eliminate dry starts and reduce friction, heat and wear. It is also soupposed to allow motor oils a higher degree of lubricity which theoretically reduces oil consumption and operating temperatures. As far as tranny, Lucas Oil Stabilizer in gear oil is supposed to stop leaks, reduce operating temperatures and increase the life of the gear oil. Since it is pure petroleum, it can safely blend with all other automotive lubricants, even synthetics, ATF and mineral oil. It keeps old engines alive and new engines new.

Read this thread and the following links:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=237314

http://theoildrop.server101.co...508;p=

http://www.pecuniary.com/newsl....html

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/zmax1.htm

 

My 93 Prelude VTEC has 160k miles on it now and I just got an engine flush done this past weekend along with an oil change. At the shop's suggestion, I added Lucas Oil Stabilizer into the engine along with the new oil and the car seems to run smoother now. I know before my car was burning some oil due to the high mileage and I'll see what effect the Lucas has on it, if any, when I check the oil level again.

 

the only way to test the oil additives is to have 2 identical cars with the same driver. one with a fake additive, and the other with the actual item. if you know you add stuff to your car, of course its going to feel different to you... does that make sense?

 

There's a site out there that has a guy that does all types of tests on oil. He showed a typical oil compared to an oil w/ a Lucas additive, and the Lucas oil foamed like crazy at higher-rpm's, which is NOT what you want.

This was in a rear diff, but the concept is the same.

 

Ah crap! Just great! I read the links above and now I'm scared I actually did harm to my engine. on me for not researching before putting an additive in but I went with the advice of the shop when I was getting my engine flushed due to the high mileage.

Did I **** myself or will everything be ok as long as I just do normal oil changes from here on in?

 

Mobile1 synthetic it is! lol...does synthetic smooth the engine a lil? mine has 118k and sounds a tad rough.

 

I don't know if synthetic on a motor with that high of mileage is your best bet...

 

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true..especially if you have been using regular oil before hand

 

someone said if i switch to 10w-30 i would be fine. i could always try it and switch back...

 

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i think what happens if you switch from regular to synthetic w/high miles
all of the particles from from the use of additves get clogged in your
oil filter.

 

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i think what happens if you switch from regular to synthetic w/high miles
all of the particles from from the use of additves get clogged in your
oil filter. </TD></TR></TABLE>

no it's more an issue of leakage. the syn keeps the piston rings lubed better so by this point the rings aren't in all that great a shape. also because syn flows better, chances are it can leak into the compression chamber and cause some smoking.

there are ways around it, by using a thicker oil, but every engine is different. some guys suggest running a 0w-40 on an older engine...