I have been using this in my cherokee for well over 10yrs and I never really had any complaints about anything bad happening.
Other than the other topic that is on the list of topics. I wanted to get down the the nit'n'gritty on why the lucas is bad for adding to the oil?
I have been using the lucas with 5qts of Valvoline MaxLife 10w30.
Should I just stick with the HM oil without the Lucas for the rest of my jeep's days???
thanks
SO is lucas oil stabilizer just a joke?
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I'd stay away from it. It's really just an expensive thickener, and thicker isn't always better. Its not worth the price they want for it. You're better off sticking to pure engine oil, in your case MaxLife. Don't dilute it with an almost additive free lube.
lucas has no antiwear addatives. it just dilutes the addayives on the oil. the $2 bottle of stp has more addatives than lucas
At the next oil change I will just stick with using the HM oil... No lucas then.
I should not be able to tell a difference in start-ups and how the jeep idles then, huh?
If anything you'll notice a difference in the winter it'll start better. Old jeeps weren't to picky though. I won't touch anything that says Lucas they are all overpriced scams. I know people that swear by it but not me. Or any other nonsense like slick50 or duralube or restore no sense for any of it .
I wouldn't bother with the lucas. I know a lot of people on the site will attest that those old 4.0 love Shell Rotella. I say switch over and enjoy the Jeep as long as you can
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Viscosity @100C cSt = 110.0
so it is a gimmick?
If so, they did a mighty fine job marketing the stuff.
Hmmm, I just have always wanted to know why it was so disliked.
thanks again
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found my answer here. I guess it was MIND over matter with thinking that it would actually work.
It does help keep oil pressure up which I thought was always a good thing though.
Here's what I found --
http://www.ultimatesyntheticoil.com/oil_additives/facts_about_aftermarket_oil_additives.htm
Now I know better.
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Originally Posted By: southernjeeper
so it is a gimmick?
Originally Posted By: southernjeeper
It does help keep oil pressure up which I thought was always a good thing though.
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Originally Posted By: sunfire
Originally Posted By: southernjeeper
so it is a gimmick?
Originally Posted By: southernjeeper
It does help keep oil pressure up which I thought was always a good thing though.
The thicker the oil is, the more energy lost to friction from pumping it. Of course, if your engine is worn to the point that the piston rings are like the goggles (they do nothing) then you might get better fuel economy using the Lucas stuff.
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The thicker the oil is, the more energy lost to friction from pumping it. Of course, if your engine is worn to the point that the piston rings are like the goggles (they do nothing) then you might get better fuel economy using the Lucas stuff.
Selling Lucas products funds the little gear and lever gadgets to amuse yourself while waiting for the parts guy. Is that not reason enough to buy Lucas products? How about as a Mothers Day present for your MIL?
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A friend of mine told me he bought a jug of Lucas oil stabilizer to use in the oil. Well, he used it, and his average mpg was 42. I told him to get it out ASAP, and when he changed the oil, without adding the Lucas, he now gets 50+ mpg average. No joke...
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Viscosity @100C cSt = 110.0
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