20W-50 Lucas Oil

[Al]

After I get my first free change of 0W-20 oil for my GR86 from the dealer I will drain 2 quarts and add the Lucas. A biker friend who owns7 Bikes recomended. He ls a serious guy. He is going to the salt flats next month and expects to get 220 or 250 mph. I forget which.

 

[ripcord]

Why?!?

 

[Al]

Why?!?

I prefer a heavier oil. Thats just me. I plan on doing a used oil analysis in 6K miles.

 

[spasm3]

I prefer a heavier oil. Thats just me. I plan on doing a used oil analysis in 6K miles.

Buy a heavier motor oil. Mixing like this is probably not going to hurt, but not help either. The motorcycle oil probably does not have the FM additives that motor oil has, hence the " formulated for wet clutchs " statement. So you are diluting the motor oil FM additives , even though the motorcycle oil has more zddp.

Personally, I'd use a brand with a better reputation, but it's your car.

I won't let anything lucas near my engines.

 

[ripcord]

Gotcha. You might find this viscosity calculator interesting. I know it's been posted here many times.

https://www.widman.biz/English/Calculators/Mixtures.html

 

[nascarnation]

Is that what the guys in the GR Cup run? I watched their race at Elkhart Lake and it looked awesome.

 

[GW.]

I’m not a lucas fan but look forward to the results!

 

[Dave9]

After I get my first free change of 0W-20 oil for my GR86 from the dealer I will drain 2 quarts and add the Lucas.

Waste of money and probably worse than not doing it. This is assuming a GR86 means the Toyota CAR.

A biker friend who owns7 Bikes recomended. He ls a serious guy. He is going to the salt flats next month and expects to get 220 or 250 mph. I forget which.

How is that relevant? Different vehicle, different application, different oil for it.

It doesn't get terribly cold in winter there in PA, so you don't really need 0W oil, but not terribly hot either, would be best off sticking with standard 5W-20 synthetic, not motorcycle oil and not 20W-50.

... unless you plan to race your friend on the salt flats?

 

[userfriendly]

Why?!?

Seeking attention and validation.

 

[ammolab]

Why not add or even fill with Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 0w40????? After all, it’s the Penicillin of motor oil, right?

 

[Al]

I’m not a lucas fan but look forward to the results!

Lol. Thats part of the reason I am doing it.
It is API SN/SM/SL/SJ JASO MA 2

 

[RDY4WAR]

You're putting ketchup on a filet mignon.

 

[Al]

You're putting ketchup on a filet mignon.

Isn't that what we here do? Take a couple random BITOG's and compare to a couple hundred "normal" people I am ready to bet serious dollars that we here spend way more on oil projects and our engines are not one iota better off?
Surely no one here can deny that.

 

[cptbarkey]

Didn’t you make a thread about using an oddball HDEO? What is happening here.

 

[Fa24wrx]

I personally wouldn't put that in a gr86.

 

[MParr]

Use that stuff in your lawn mower.
5W30 was the earlier oil recommendation in the 2.4T Subaru engine. A VW 504.00/507.00 or ACEA C3 oil would be a more logical choice than mixing 20W50 4T with 0W20.

 

[RDY4WAR]

Isn't that what we here do? Take a couple random BITOG's and compare to a couple hundred "normal" people I am ready to bet serious dollars that we here spend way more on oil projects and our engines are not one iota better off?
Surely no one here can deny that.

No, that's not what we do. We enjoy some salt and pepper on the steak, maybe some woodfired garlic butter, but we don't reach for the ketchup bottle.

I have improved the ring seal and decreased the sludge in 3 engines thanks to what I've learned here and from knowledgeable people in the field. That's more than an iota. There's a lot of people among the general populace who think an engine consuming a quart in 1500 miles is expected of a 150k mile engine. My Tahoe has 284k miles, Nissan D21 has 483k, and the consumption rate for both is <0.25 qt in 5k miles.

People are giving you a hard time over this because Lucas Oil has been put through the ringer on here. Of the price you're paying for that junk, about half of it is going to cover their massive marketing campaigns. Thus, the dollar to product ratio is unimpressive. You also benefit nothing from the 20W-50, and the add pack isn't right for your application. There's just nothing sensible about this.

 

[ripcord]

No, that's not what we do. We enjoy some salt and pepper on the steak, maybe some woodfired garlic butter, but we don't reach for the ketchup bottle.

I have improved the ring seal and decreased the sludge in 3 engines thanks to what I've learned here and from knowledgeable people in the field. That's more than an iota. There's a lot of people among the general populace who think an engine consuming a quart in 1500 miles is expected of a 150k mile engine. My Tahoe has 284k miles, Nissan D21 has 483k, and the consumption rate for both is <0.25 qt in 5k miles.

People are giving you a hard time over this because Lucas Oil has been put through the ringer on here. Of the price you're paying for that junk, about half of it is going to cover their massive marketing campaigns. Thus, the dollar to product ratio is unimpressive. You also benefit nothing from the 20W-50, and the add pack isn't right for your application. There's just nothing sensible about this.

You do know that a bunch of us put ketchup on our ketchup, right? BITOG isn't exactly famous for our worldly sophistication, lol.

 

[RDY4WAR]

You do know that a bunch of us put ketchup on our ketchup, right? BITOG isn't exactly famous for our worldly sophistication, lol.

A bunch of people do things that cause more harm than good. That is a correct statement.

That said... if I'm in Ruth's Chris, and I see you putting ketchup on a filet mignon, I'm calling the cops.

 

[Al]

People are giving you a hard time over this because Lucas Oil has been put through the ringer on here.

Could you point me to a bad UOA for this oil?