Lucas Oil Stabilizer helping

[Deleted member 89374]

This week, the bicycle will get new tubes and I will be pedaling to work.

There is nothing with riding a bicycle ... for exercising. This is America, after all!

the economic outlook sours!

I have a better question for you and everyone else reading this: when do you draw the line? This is America, after all!

Last time I checked, rebuilt heads were $300 each. $600 buys a lot of oil!

If you can do the work yourself, I would go for the rebuild heads. It will cost a bit more than gaskets, coolant, oil, filter, and everything else involved. But it will last you far longer than poisoning your engine with Lucas.

 

[otis24]

America has always been America! Except in the 1930’s when we almost became Socialist due to economic collapse. America is the land of hopes and dreams. It’s also the land of stark reality. Dreams don’t trump reality. He who fails to plan plans to fall. My cautious outlook isn’t because I know the future. It’s because I can see what’s in plain sight!

 

[OVERKILL]

It's garbage, snake oil, ruins engines, yada yada. The oil consumption issue was reduced drastically so molasses or not it worked. If I had a 30+ year old vehicle that was worth nothing (no offense meant) I'd use whatever worked for me. At this point nursing it along to keep it alive outshines everything else. I've used Restore on old beaters in the past and it kept them alive. We're not dealing with brand new engines in this scenario, desperate times call for desperate measures.

OK, but Lucas isn't cheap. Sure, it's less expensive than doing valve seals, but a properly formulated product to deal with some of these issues with old engines, like Valvoline Maxlife, is a far more appropriate option, and it's less than half the price per quart.

 

[nthach]

Unless said car’s last stop is a junkyard, Lucas and AC Pro are two products I will never allow in any car I care for.

Lucas does make some decent products like their grease and maybe their assembly lube I was close to buying for a recent job. But everything else, meh.

 

[demarpaint]

I'd bump it to a xw-40 oil and if that doesn't help throw a bottle of STP in. If I really liked the car I'd rule out the PCV valve. Once ruled out then I'd do a compression and leak-down test to determine what is causing the problem, it might be something simple like valve stem seals.

 

[otis24]

After 6 years of driving it this way, I had the valve stem seals replaced. Problem is the valve guides are worn/loose. Can’t justify putting $600-$800 in a $1200 pickup. Seems like it smokes more and uses more oil after replacing the valve stem seals.

 

[wlk]

I run QS HM 10w40 w a bottle of Schaeffer Moly EP in my 93 c1500 5.7l year round in PA. It has cut my oil usage/leaks down to .5qt/ 5k changes from 1.5qts. Will be using 5w40 QSFS Euro next change w the Moly EP, Walmart sale on 5w40 and stocked up. I ran the Lucas before but didn't help consumption. Try it the next time if you want to try something w protective additives, i found it to be way better than the Lucas And worth the $15. It is about the same visc as Lucas for visc at 100°c when added to 5qts, think lucas is visc of 110 and Moly is visc of 200 and change but 16 oz for Moly vs 32oz Lucas, so equals out close.

 

[Revving2Redline]

Maybe a 30WT Sae detergent oil would be better than LOS

 

[Greasymechtech]

Try this one at your next oil change.

STP® Synthetic Oil Treatment | STP®

STP® Synthetic Oil Treatment combats petrol and diesel engine wear, deposits and oil consumption.

www.stp.com

 

[otis24]

Curiosity has got the best of me. Truck still smokes like crazy but there has been no oil loss after using Lucas Oil Stabilizer. I think I will do an oil dump and see refill with a 5W/40 and check weekly to see if there is an consumption with a 40wt oil.

If there is consumption, I will top off and add the Liqui Moly Motor Oil Saver that I purchased. It is supposed to be a seal conditioner.

Will update periodically.

 

[Deleted member 89374]

Curiosity has got the best of me. Truck still smokes like crazy but there has been no oil loss after using Lucas Oil Stabilizer. I think I will do an oil dump and see refill with a 5W/40 and check weekly to see if there is an consumption with a 40wt oil.

If there is consumption, I will top off and add the Liqui Moly Motor Oil Saver that I purchased. It is supposed to be a seal conditioner.

Will update periodically.

It's summer, so why not get some Mobil 1 High Mileage 10W-40? Or get some 5W/10W-30 High Mileage and a quart of HPL engine cleaner. You want to clean your engine and swell your seals. That'd be just about the best way to do it.

 

[addyguy]

I know the general tone is anti-additive here, but I’d strongly recommend the OP try Restore oil additive. Seems to be one of the very few ‘fixes in a can’ that actually does what it says it will.

 

[otis24]

I know the general tone is anti-additive here, but I’d strongly recommend the OP try Restore oil additive. Seems to be one of the very few ‘fixes in a can’ that actually does what it says it will.

I’ve tried Restore on other vehicles in the past. Wasn’t sure if it would help with bad valve guides. I emailed Restore some time back and didn’t get a reply. May give it a shot. Would much rather have Restore in my engine during the winter months than Lucas.

 

[Greasymechtech]

Restore doesn't say anything about valve guides.... all about the cylinders and ring seal. Unless you have leakdown and compression test data, I wouldn't bother.

Stick with what products you have already purchased and keep driving. When its time to change the angle of attack, then try something else at each oil change.

 

[wpod]

Castrol is probably one of the bigger customers that Afton Chemical has. They do like to save every penny they can, don't they?

For these companies it's 90% marketing and 10% work.


I can't believe that anyone is still using this stuff in 2022.

STP the racers edge !!!

 

[Kira]

The much better solution here is a better oil, preferably one with ester and alkylated naphthalene,

Can anyone provide the names of such oils? Thanks

 

[Deleted member 89374]

Can anyone provide the names of such oils? Thanks

Mobil 1 FS 0W-40, 5W-40, 5W-50, and some other lineups use both, and some use only Alkalythed Naphtalenes. HPL has a very reasonably priced PCMO lineup that uses both. Then there is AMSOIL and Red Line, though I don't believe Red Line uses ANs. I mean, there are options ranging from affordable to very expensive.

 

[Cruisin'n5thgear]

Wonder if chainsaw bar oil would have the same effect as Lucas.

 

[Deleted member 89374]

Wonder if chainsaw bar oil would have the same effect as Lucas.

I've read that chainsaw bar oil might help with HEMI lifter issues.

 

[Cruisin'n5thgear]

Sounds like I should drop some in my JKU Pentastar crankcase for that Hemi upgrade