BITOG Confession, Part 2: How I Got Started ...

[CrackyWainwright]

. . . using LUCAS Oil Stabilizer.

One of our neighbors is a tough, manly farmer, deer skinner, and lever-action rifle toter who has driven a 1996 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 3.4L V6 for as long as I can remember. (Yes, his truck is very much like mine I referenced in the other LUCAS thread -- right down to the color!)

Sam, our neighbor, doesn't baby that truck. He drives it all over Alabama and uses it as a farm truck too.

He has used Lucas Oil Stabilizer at each oil change since the truck was new, and he now has 370,000+ miles on the original engine. He swears if you use Lucas that you can't wear an engine out.

So that kind of testimony and example got me started. However, even I wouldn't use that additive with a newer engine.

 

[KGMtech]

In general we all have perceptions that influence how we live our lives, some good, some not so good.

In God we trust, everyone else pays cash )

 

[Soggydog]

My E350 van's Dana 60 is filled with lucas

 

[oldmaninsc]

Originally Posted By: CrackyWainwright

and he now has 370,000+ miles on the original engine. He swears if you use Lucas that you can't wear an engine out.

So that kind of testimony and example got me started. However, even I wouldn't use that additive with a newer engine.


Problem is: I know of people who have ran their vehicles to that mileage and beyond. A friend has an Acura that has over 400,000 miles on it (the engine is still running strong) and it has only had oil changes at the local quicky lube with whatever oil is the cheapest!

I have to think that in today's world a lot of cars go to the junk yard with good engines, but with a worn out transmission or needing other expensive mechanical or body repairs.

Or in my case I have an Aerostar van that runs fine, but due to some personal problems a few years ago I didn't get the vehicle registered or put a non op on it and now it will cost more to register the vehicle than it's worth. Thanks to the California DMV!

 

[OneEyeJack]

My Honda is doing fine with Red Line oil and never any additives added even though there are those that will tell you the oil is no good for a daily driver. The 4Runner is doing just fine with the same oil as well. It sees a lot of off-road work and towing and I've never had to add any make up oil, not a drop.

 

[RoadRaceJosh]

Your neighbors Toyota engine lasted for 2 reasons. 1. It got maintenance. 2. It's a modern Toyota.

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Originally Posted By: CrackyWainwright
. . . using LUCAS Oil Stabilizer.

One of our neighbors is a tough, manly farmer, deer skinner, and lever-action rifle toter who has driven a 1996 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 3.4L V6 for as long as I can remember. (Yes, his truck is very much like mine I referenced in the other LUCAS thread -- right down to the color!)

Sam, our neighbor, doesn't baby that truck. He drives it all over Alabama and uses it as a farm truck too.

He has used Lucas Oil Stabilizer at each oil change since the truck was new, and he now has 370,000+ miles on the original engine. He swears if you use Lucas that you can't wear an engine out.

So that kind of testimony and example got me started. However, even I wouldn't use that additive with a newer engine.


And yet I know of a number of vehicles around this area that have never had anything more than normal oil changes with whatever conventional oil is on sale, and have as many or more miles on their vehicles as "Sam". It sounds to me that "Sam" wasted a lot of money on something that he didn't need-not exactly a great example to be touting (in my opinion).

 

[kschachn]

I live in a relatively rural area that is filled with people as you describe. In between comments about how big their mirrors are and how much drop is on the hitch, I find that the "tough" farmer deer skinning types know the least about oil.

Most of what I hear is that "big trucks need big oil" and that certain brands will sludge up or otherwise destroy your engine - because that's what they hear happened to somebody's buddy years ago.

It makes you realize that the value of a testimonial is zip.

Originally Posted By: CrackyWainwright
One of our neighbors is a tough, manly farmer, deer skinner, and lever-action rifle toter who has driven a 1996 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 3.4L V6 for as long as I can remember. (Yes, his truck is very much like mine I referenced in the other LUCAS thread -- right down to the color!)

Sam, our neighbor, doesn't baby that truck. He drives it all over Alabama and uses it as a farm truck too.

He has used Lucas Oil Stabilizer at each oil change since the truck was new, and he now has 370,000+ miles on the original engine. He swears if you use Lucas that you can't wear an engine out.

So that kind of testimony and example got me started. However, even I wouldn't use that additive with a newer engine.

 

[CrackyWainwright]

Originally Posted By: kschachn
because that's what they hear happened to somebody's buddy years ago.


I agree. Back in the early 80s I used to hear men say that both Havoline and Quaker State oil were junk and that they would turn to sludge in an engine quickly. That was "common wisdom" almost 35 years ago, and even to this day I won't buy those brands of oil because of that stuff I heard when I was a kid.

 

[Rolla07]

I would use it if my engine burned alot of oil. In your case its not bad, I think Lucas fuel additive is junk though...

 

[Branson304]

I'm fairly positive that almost any engine will outlast the rest of the vehicle with the appropriate maintenance & oil changes. I don't think additives help for engine longevity, but they don't hurt anything either. I know lots of people who have high mileage engines & used additives & they swear it's why their vehicle still runs so well. But guess what, I've seen vehicles in my family with over 300,000 miles that still run like a charm & they've never had anything dumped down the oil fill hole except OIL. Hahaha

 

[53' Stude]

I think I'll stick with MaxLife or the ole Valvoline conventional and Quaker State Conventional before any "snake
Oil" or additive. Just my thought