2 UOAs: Mobil 1 10w40+Lucas OS, 7000 & 9000 miles, 2005 Dodge Caravan 3.8L

[Oliveoil2]

I like the OP’s out look! It didn’t cost much. This is what I’m running! Seems to work for him.

 

[Jw95]

Some UOAs I realized I hadn't shared: The first 9000 mile UOA was when my family super-overloaded our minivan ultimate with 3 kids, our dog, my wife and I, 5 bicycles and camping and cooking gear and we drove across and all around the country for a little more than 5 weeks. The oil became super thick because the car started the journey with M1 10w40 High Mileage and Lucas Oil Stabilizer, and ... the only top up oil I used for the whole 9000 mile trip was Lucas Oil Stabilizer. The second 7000 mile UOA was also M1 + Lucas and just us driving all around the mountains near our home going to bike races and everywhere else. Bonus points if you can guess where in the US we were in the minivan in picture 2
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This minivan was broken down on the side of the road at a time when I was looking for a minivan. I helped the owner push it into a nearby parking lot and asked her what she planned to do with it. She said she had already gotten another car, she wanted this minivan out of her life, and a scrap yard was going to give her $200 for it. I said "I'll give you $200 for it." A few months later, after doing a bunch of repairs and past due maintenance, I left my job and used the small small severance I received to head cross country with my family. A little of our trip was documented here facebook.com/rosiesfarts
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I highly recommend staying away from any oil additives. Here’s why. Lake shows proof.

 

[Impatient]

Dammit JW, for resurrecting this thread. But I couldn’t resist posting this picture (link) with this caption: this must have been a teaser/trailer for a Griswold Family Vacation movie. Taking the family cross country in a $200 minivan, with $200 worth of Lucas oil stabilizer in the “trunk”with all the bikes and stuff. At least they made it out of Kansas.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/attachments/img_8370-webp.177120/

Advice: don’t go back and read thru it. Don’t, just don’t, well OK I dare you. But do click the link, otherwise this post makes even less sense than the thread. Happy New Year. Now go do something fun or productive.

 

[Robvette]

Dammit JW, for resurrecting this thread. But I couldn’t resist posting this picture (link) with this caption: this must have been a teaser/trailer for a Griswold Family Vacation movie. Taking the family cross country in a $200 minivan, with $200 worth of Lucas oil stabilizer in the “trunk”with all the bikes and stuff. At least they made it out of Kansas.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/attachments/img_8370-webp.177120/

Advice: don’t go back and read thru it. Don’t, just don’t, well OK I dare you. But do click the link, otherwise this post makes even less sense than the thread. Happy New Year. Now go do something fun or productive.

Update: the $200 Minivan Ultimate is STILL going strong. For funs we had it painted by a local muralist, then loaded the family up and did a mega northeast road trip. No Lucas, just M1 High Mileage 10w40. Stay tuned for an upcoming UOA

 

[Impatient]

Well, judging from the new picture, you had duct tape for this trip. I suppose the chewing gum and baling wire could easily have been in back, or on top, wherever you used to keep the Lucas Oil Stabilizer.



(I’m quite sure if you saw my van, you’d have the last laugh).

 

[mobilnissan1991]

I keep a bottle of Lucas for one thing and one thing only, to lube up O-Rings