What is wrong with Lucas gear oil?

[Hohn]

Lucas made the usual profit when they sold it to Walmart. It's Walmart that "lost" (some) money.

In my acquantaince with people who have been buyers working for Walmart as well as represented sellers wanting space on Walmart shelves, selling items at Walmart is the least profitable way to sell them.

It’s highly unlikely that Lucas got their “usual” profit selling to Walmart. At least on a per unit basis, it was assuredly cheaper. Walmart has buying power that is unparalleled, and they aren’t afraid to squeeze suppliers to the very limit of existence. Heck, they consider it a virtue to squeeze suppliers because they are “serving their customers.”

Walmart maintains a viable massive business on a 3% profit margin. They don’t do that by giving suppliers the “usual profit.”

 

[Hall]

It’s highly unlikely that Lucas got their “usual” profit selling to Walmart.

They sell to Walmart at a given price and make a certain profit on those Walmart sales. That profit is their "usual" profit on Walmart sales.

 

[Stiff_clutch]

Still the OTHER Lucas!

Is this OTHER Lucas the one that makes starters and injection pumps?

 

[Silverado12]

FWIW I learned about Lucas products because I'm in trucking and some of their products are marketed towards that industry (hub oil, oil stabilizer, rear end oil, etc.) I have their 75W-90 gear lube in my 2023 Cadillac XT4 for the transfer case and rear differential. I didn't realize it was disliked here.

 

[Rand]

In a recent thread several people said not to use the Lucas gear oil.

I want to know why.

in this case it was 10+ year old garage stored lucas.
that was back in the era of extra crap lucas.. not yellow metal safe.. and I dont trust that new.. let alone aged in a garage for 10 years.

A current bottle off the shelf is probably not worse than supertech or triax if no yellow metals are present(??).... but I vote with my wallet and wont support
their scummy business model.

 

[ammolab]

Is this OTHER Lucas the one that makes starters and injection pumps?

The “OTHER” Lucas is a British company that made and makes many automotive parts for OEM use. They were big in electrical components for British makers in the 1950s thru out the heyday of their production sold worldwide. In the USA every MG, Austin Healy, Jaguar, Mini etc had Lucas starters, coils, switches, generators, and lighting.

The dig: : “Lucas the Prince of darkness” came From the frequency of failures of their lights and other electrical equipment they supplied UK auto and motorcycle makers.

I don’t know what if anything they make today