I tried the Lucas oil additive at the last change. After 3000 miles I changed the oil and was shocked at the condition of the oil. It was more like slime than oil. Really sticky stuff. I had to use carb cleaner to get it off the rachet.<br><br>I was not impressed with it and will not use it again.

 

check this outoil info<br><br>especially the part where they add the lucas aditive to oil and spin it up.

 

Found that, after I put it in. :

 

not sure if u ready any info on that site but there is a company that advertises there that sell and internal ingine cleaner maybe that will help now if u think there will be a problem..

here is that link

 

My plan is to make several oil changes with an oil that is high in detergents to clean it out.

I just wanted to give the DTR members a heads up about my experiences with thier product.

 

you can always do the kerosene thing in the crank case or MMO(marvel)

 

WOW, interesting test. <br><br>Thanks.<br><br>

 

A whole bunch of folks around here (farm types) use Lucas in their fuel, and swear by it. The oil additive I've never used.<br>One thing to note on the test pics;<br>there is a very large volume of air as compared to the oil. The more air present, the more entrainment.<br>The engine oil system, for the most part, is a closed system and should not foam up much. The only exception would be in the crankcase. Air in a lube system is a killer. The air will cause cavitation at the pump impellerand will erode the metal away thus reducing the efficiency of the pump.<br>In any lube system, the quality of the oil is the key. For cleaning purposes, I've seen many mechanics use a couple of quarts of transmission fluid in the crankcase. Run the engine for a while and then drain.<br>All I know is that there is so much stuff out there that if the claims were all true, you could run an engine for a million miles and never turn a bolt.<br><br>ramblingwhiledrinkingmycoffeeShortrou nd out

 

I did not see any air in the oil. It was just very thick and sticky compared to what it normally woud be.<br><br>I also tried thier fuel additive and noticed that the injector pump was quieter. Now I wonder if it works like thier oil additive. I'm not going to take a chance on it.

 

I tried the fuel additive too.<br><br>Seems to quiet the pump, and feels like a little more power. ???<br><br>I was impressed.<br>Millions of truckers can't be wrong.......... :

 

Stake told me about his incident last night. Like him, I had just put the Lucas in about 1200 miles ago. When he told me about his experience. I quickly ran out and changed it. The only thing I noticed was that when you rubbed the oil between your fingers, it felt &quot;tackier&quot; the more you rubbed it not a constant slick like regular oils. Call it sticky or tacky, or whatever, I will not be going back to Lucas.

BTW: I emailed Lucas to get there side of the story on the oil test that was done. That was 3 weeks ago. I have yet to get a response. That alone shys me away from them.

 

[quote author=Shovelhead link=board=10;threadid=15910;start=0#149512 date=1055693464]<br>Seems to quiet the pump<br>[/quote]<br><br>Thats what worries me.

 

Ya but Lucas has an awful nice bottle to put other stuff in, thats why I like it every once in awhile ;D .