Lucas Oil Stabilizer, who is using it?

[casperr]

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...Stabilizer.jsp

I read some positive and negative feedback. I am using synthetic oil and was thinking of putting in some of these lucas oil stablizer as suggested by a mechanic friend.

Anyone here using it?

[Pete_Coach]

Oil stabilizers are basically a syrup of light and heavy and gear oils. They supposedly will help an old worn out engine from leaking oil. STP used to be the product of choice.
It basically "thickens" up and aerates the oil in your crankcase so, if you are using synthetic oils or 0W-30 or 5W-30 because they are more slippery, lubricate better because they are thinner, then using this stuff defeats the purpose.
I never have believed in any oil additive.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

[thumper80]

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...Stabilizer.jsp

I read some positive and negative feedback. I am using synthetic oil and was thinking of putting in some of these lucas oil stablizer as suggested by a mechanic friend.

Anyone here using it?

I use it in everything I own . I find when I change the oil it looks better than when i don't use it .
It's better in more worn motors though that's where I noticed it the most .
I have seen it work wonders for me .

My old 305 had loads of hard miles on it when i first got it , burned oil had lots of small leaks . Started using it and after the second oil change i noticed the oil leaks where gone and it had stopped burning oil . It wouldn't use a drop of oil between changes .

Lucas is the only snake oil i would use , never really believed in that stuff before . The other Lucas products work great too .

I drive older stuff mind you , all small block v-8s .

[apn64]

My father in law swears by the stuff, having used it for years on Benz, BMW, Jaguar and Ford vehicles.

I'd seen the BiTOG page (quoted) before, but after speaking with my FiL (who said he's never seen evidence of frothing in his cars), at his urging, I put some into my '04 Accord (110K) last month, along with Mobil 1.

I can't say that I've seen any discernible difference yet, so the jury's still out for me...

[casperr]

I didnt quite get that Pete_Coach, I am trying to google more about it and some people have used it with synthetic oil with no problems

[TodayHello]

snake oil

[gamer123]

what about ones that clean the engine or w/e? im having very bad gas mileage

[KorruptioN]

what about ones that clean the engine or w/e? im having very bad gas mileage

If you drive like an idiot, of course you're going to get bad fuel efficiency.

Case in point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmxUsGiGp3w - the second portion of it is most important if you're really lazy.

[Pete_Coach]

I didnt quite get that Pete_Coach, I am trying to google more about it and some people have used it with synthetic oil with no problems

I am not sure what you "didn't get"? When you add something like Lucas oil stabilizer, STP etc you put an additive in your oil to do something. In the case of the Lucas product, it thickens the oil by adding some sort of aerator into it. This makes the oil stick to the gears and oil wetted longer (in theory). It also adds air and this is not good for the oil pump. The oil pump need clear oil, no air. Air in oil is bad.
Don't be fooled by the ads with racing cars (boats) using these products. Racing cars often only use the oil for short periods and then the engines are removed and rebuilt and new oil is used. You use your oil (and all the additives and stabilizers) for a lot longer.

[Phantasm]

If I had an old beater that was leaking and/or burning oil, I'd give the Lucas additive a shot. But if I had a newer car, or even an old one that still ran great without burning or leaking oil, then why bother with this stuff?

You know the old saying "if its not broken, don't fix it".

[Kellster]

I am not sure what you "didn't get"? When you add something like Lucas oil stabilizer, STP etc you put an additive in your oil to do something. In the case of the Lucas product, it thickens the oil by adding some sort of aerator into it. This makes the oil stick to the gears and oil wetted longer (in theory). It also adds air and this is not good for the oil pump. The oil pump need clear oil, no air. Air in oil is bad.
Don't be fooled by the ads with racing cars (boats) using these products. Racing cars often only use the oil for short periods and then the engines are removed and rebuilt and new oil is used. You use your oil (and all the additives and stabilizers) for a lot longer.

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What he said!