Lucas Oil Stabalizer

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: Ken2
Has any Lucas product every been shown to be actually worth its price?

Are there any that actually do what the label claims?

I know some truckers who swear by Lucas brand engine and gear oils. I used their syn in my shared sump Honda 750. It seemed alright however rotella worked way better to quiet the top end.
I use their fuel treatment. It does help mileage marginally as long as you don't overdose,or it makes mileage worse.

 

[fdcg27]

If you want a 10W-40, buy a 10W40.
Maxlife 10W-40 would be a good choice, either red bottle or Nextgen.
Stay away from oil additives.
I hope you got a deal on this car, since it appears to suffer from a common malady of the Ford Mod.
You can replace the valve guide seals or have it done.
This should not be horribly expensive.
The valve guide seals are a common failure point on this engine, and they are likely all that's wrong with it.
The guides themselves are probably okay.
If this is a decent car and you intend to drive it for some time, I'd take care of the valve guide seals and see if that fixes your consumption.

 

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: fdcg27
If you want a 10W-40, buy a 10W40.
Maxlife 10W-40 would be a good choice, either red bottle or Nextgen.
Stay away from oil additives.
I hope you got a deal on this car, since it appears to suffer from a common malady of the Ford Mod.
You can replace the valve guide seals or have it done.
This should not be horribly expensive.
The valve guide seals are a common failure point on this engine, and they are likely all that's wrong with it.
The guides themselves are probably okay.
If this is a decent car and you intend to drive it for some time, I'd take care of the valve guide seals and see if that fixes your consumption.

Your right in that the valve guides themselves aren't that expensive it's getting to them that's the problem. It's a dohc engine,so all the accessories have to come off the front of the engine,then timing cover has to come off,then removing the chains,then the entire top end like intake and manifolds,then valve covers,then the heads. It's very involved for sure.

 

[Ken2]

Quote:
I use their fuel treatment. It does help mileage marginally
But does it save enough fuel to more than pay for itself?

A trucker is not the best judge of everything on the market. Real research is needed. The trucker will go along with whatever hasn't caused him or anyone he knows any trouble, but that does not mean the product is worth it's price.

 

[Clevy]

Originally Posted By: Ken2
Quote:
I use their fuel treatment. It does help mileage marginally
But does it save enough fuel to more than pay for itself?

A trucker is not the best judge of everything on the market. Real research is needed. The trucker will go along with whatever hasn't caused him or anyone he knows any trouble, but that does not mean the product is worth it's price.

I'm not disagreeing with you at all. I used their oil once,and won't again. As far as the fuel treatment it contains pib which will help fuel economy and seems to help mine. I bought 8 gallons at a garage sale for 1 dollar a gallon so ya I think it's paying for itself as far as that goes. I wouldn't pay retail for it and once this is gone I doubt
very much I'll be using it anymore.
I prefer tc-w3 as an upper cylinder lube anyways. My generators and compressors are abnormally clean according to the guy at Honda who services our equipment,so if it maintains cleanliness in my carburated fuel systems I'm more than happy to add it to my vehicles fuel systems. And I like the idea of an upper cylinder lube. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside