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fdbdw · 03-23-2010, 07:16 PM

Ive had a noisy rocker from the time of my rebuild 1,500mi ago, after a valve adjustment it was still there, I was starting to worry that I had wipped a lobe. Did a oil change yesterday and added a quart of lucas oil additive, the noise is gone , just like that. Im stoked, thought I would share

culp7 · 03-23-2010, 08:23 PM

i'll have to try some of their products! thanks for the heads up

mbgmike · 03-23-2010, 08:38 PM

Yeah we sell and use Lucas oil and gas additives. Great stuff. I use both in my truck. Plus we still have fun with the little gear thingy. Its hard not to crank it once a day.
Its one product I actually have faith in.

Hottrucks · 03-23-2010, 08:41 PM

I agree great stuff but you just covered up a problem with a new motor ..my guess is you have a lazy lifter

fdbdw · 03-23-2010, 09:14 PM

Thanks for the rain, ha ha

**LockDoc** · 03-23-2010, 11:17 PM

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The power steering pump on the 69 big block truck was leaking (external reservoir) so my buddy says "put some Lucas stop leak in it". I'm like, yeah right, but he finally convinced me and I'll be damned if it didn't quit leaking.. Go figure... good stuff.

LockDoc

Mister laugh · 03-23-2010, 11:54 PM

No to rain on anyones parade here, but next time you go to the parts stores crank one of the gear things for a while. You will notice LOTS of bubbles.......... this isnt good, its airation of the oil. There was a test of the lucas products on bob is the oil guy at one point i cant find it now.

hchad18 · 03-24-2010, 12:02 AM

The transmission additive put a little more life into a slipping turbo 350 in our 83. I'm convinced

'72customdeluxe · 03-24-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister laugh

No to rain on anyones parade here, but next time you go to the parts stores crank one of the gear things for a while. You will notice LOTS of bubbles.......... this isnt good, its airation of the oil. There was a test of the lucas products on bob is the oil guy at one point i cant find it now.

from what I've picked up on that site, the oil booster is just thick petroleum stock with no real additives to speak of. Haven't been on bitog in a while, it's always informative

**70cst** · 03-24-2010, 02:56 AM

Interesting info..

*vegaschevy* · 03-24-2010, 06:22 AM

BTOG i am not a fan of.... they rave about Amsoil and it is some of the worst stuff out their.....

Hell, Amsoil publish tests related to oil that are for the wrong kind of oil, tell you they have oil for this and that such as an Allison tranny in a duramax... when in fact that will void your warranty INSTANTLY by using it.

If the stuff is so great, why does NO manufacture or builder recommend it

69GMCLonghorn · 03-24-2010, 12:40 PM

My thing is, keep your oil and filter changed, use synthetic if you so choose (and can afford it), and you'll have probably hundreds of thousands of miles with no problems related to lubrication. As stated above, if an additive helps a problem, you are putting perfume on a pig. You still have the problem; it's just been masked over. If it plugged a leak, it's going to start leaking again at some point.

Sorry to be skeptical, but I just don't see the need, especially with how relatively good the basic oils on the market are these days. I think they're up to SJ, if I'm not mistaken. Every time they go to the next letter, they've improved something with the oil.

**rockc** · 03-24-2010, 03:20 PM

Yea a standard quart of oil around here is $2.50 per quart. Then on top of that the syntheyic is double or more.

C20-67_N_MO · 03-24-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 69GMCLonghorn

My thing is, keep your oil and filter changed, use synthetic if you so choose (and can afford it), and you'll have probably hundreds of thousands of miles with no problems related to lubrication. As stated above, if an additive helps a problem, you are putting perfume on a pig. You still have the problem; it's just been masked over. If it plugged a leak, it's going to start leaking again at some point.

Sorry to be skeptical, but I just don't see the need, especially with how relatively good the basic oils on the market are these days. I think they're up to SJ, if I'm not mistaken. Every time they go to the next letter, they've improved something with the oil.

X2!!

Could not agree more with this statement.

Oil additives only mask a hidden problem. But hey if it works for you and your older engine or whatever application you have then by all means go for it.

BluTrukker · 03-24-2010, 05:01 PM

I drive a 92 toyota Paseo 1.5L for my daily work beater. It has 265,000 miles on it and runs like a top. I run lucas in it, and heres why. My last beater was a 91 tercel, it started losing a little comp. an burning some oil around 250,000 miles. I started adding 1/2 quart of lucas at every oil change and the oil burning stopped and compression evened out. Sold that one at almost 300K 3 yrs ago, and its still out there running. Lipstick on a pig or not, the problems never returned.

'72customdeluxe · 03-24-2010, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegaschevy

BTOG i am not a fan of.... they rave about Amsoil and it is some of the worst stuff out their.....

Hell, Amsoil publish tests related to oil that are for the wrong kind of oil, tell you they have oil for this and that such as an Allison tranny in a duramax... when in fact that will void your warranty INSTANTLY by using it.

If the stuff is so great, why does NO manufacture or builder recommend it

I'm not sure if you've been on there recently, most of the amsoil nutswinging has subsided. I don't listen to peoples butt dyno results for different types of oil, because you really can't tell. I just look at the oil analysis tests. Also, recommended oil (like mobil 1 stickers on vettes) comes to the highest bidder

'72customdeluxe · 03-24-2010, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69GMCLonghorn

My thing is, keep your oil and filter changed, use synthetic if you so choose (and can afford it), and you'll have probably hundreds of thousands of miles with no problems related to lubrication. As stated above, if an additive helps a problem, you are putting perfume on a pig. You still have the problem; it's just been masked over. If it plugged a leak, it's going to start leaking again at some point.

Sorry to be skeptical, but I just don't see the need, especially with how relatively good the basic oils on the market are these days. I think they're up to SJ, if I'm not mistaken. Every time they go to the next letter, they've improved something with the oil.

Current oil is sm, it's also terrible for flat tappet cams. Rotella and other hdeo is rated sm but still has enough zddp. It is also way higher quality for the money (12$ a gallon) and cleans better than passenger car oil

*Ticker* · 03-24-2010, 10:16 PM

Might want to take a look at the sticky at the top of the Engines and Drivetrain section for the facts regarding API/ILSAC specs and flat-tappet cams...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=381780

67chevemall · 03-25-2010, 03:45 PM

Lucas oil additive is great stuff! I put it in my old Yota beater and 5 drops in my dirt bike.

tasian · 03-25-2010, 04:05 PM

i love lucas but not because of fixing anything i just like to change my oil alot and it seems to hold up alot better with lucas in it

**leddzepp** · 03-25-2010, 06:22 PM

I am sold on Lucas products as well. Always work for me.

chas350 · 03-25-2010, 11:05 PM

It seams that it is pretty much the only additive company (Lucas) out there that is recommended by mechanics as worth using/trying. I have had good results with it also.

DT1 · 03-26-2010, 10:24 AM

I have a 99 Tacoma with a 2.4L. I have always run the cheapest Dino oil I can find in it. I don't run additives of any kind in it but I do change the oil every 3,000 mi. (105 changes to date) The truck now has 320,000 miles on it and it runs like the day I bought it. Never burned a drop of oil and nothing has ever broken.

**LockDoc** · 03-26-2010, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegaschevy

BTOG i am not a fan of.... they rave about Amsoil and it is some of the worst stuff out their.....

Hell, Amsoil publish tests related to oil that are for the wrong kind of oil, tell you they have oil for this and that such as an Allison tranny in a duramax... when in fact that will void your warranty INSTANTLY by using it.

If the stuff is so great, why does NO manufacture or builder recommend it

I don't use AMSOIL, or any synthetic for that matter, but I'm pretty sure that none of the manufacturers are going to recommend a certain oil unless they are getting some kind of payment or deep discount on the products they purchase from them. Maybe AMSOIL just won't play their game??

It almost sounds like you have an axe to grind with AMSOIL... Just an observation.

LockDoc

mbgmike · 03-26-2010, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister laugh

No to rain on anyones parade here, but next time you go to the parts stores crank one of the gear things for a while. You will notice LOTS of bubbles.......... this isnt good, its airation of the oil. There was a test of the lucas products on bob is the oil guy at one point i cant find it now.

Actually not a real indication of anything except that a higher vicosity oil will retain more bubbles. The regular oil has bubbles also. The gears on a gear pump will cause that when exposed to the open air. Your pump on your motor will be submerged. Same thing which causes a belt drive to whine. Squishing the air between the gears.The little model means nothing in real world applications

03-23-2010, 07:16 PM	#1
fdbdw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: colorado springs Posts: 479	lovin Lukas oil Ive had a noisy rocker from the time of my rebuild 1,500mi ago, after a valve adjustment it was still there, I was starting to worry that I had wipped a lobe. Did a oil change yesterday and added a quart of lucas oil additive, the noise is gone , just like that. Im stoked, thought I would share

03-23-2010, 08:23 PM	#2
culp7 HickTown Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ANDOVER, Kansas Posts: 355	Re: lovin Lukas oil i'll have to try some of their products! thanks for the heads up __________________ 1993 Ford Mustang Vert w/ 2.3 1969 Chevy C/10 w/350 1968 Chevy C-20 w/250 1976 Dodge Aspen W/ 225 2000 Toyota Tundra w/4.7 1987 Dodge Ram D-100 w/360 255/70-15 ___________ (oo)══╬══(oo) ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

03-23-2010, 08:38 PM	#3
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: lovin Lukas oil Yeah we sell and use Lucas oil and gas additives. Great stuff. I use both in my truck. Plus we still have fun with the little gear thingy. Its hard not to crank it once a day. Its one product I actually have faith in. Attached Images

03-23-2010, 08:41 PM	#4
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: lovin Lukas oil I agree great stuff but you just covered up a problem with a new motor ..my guess is you have a lazy lifter __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

03-23-2010, 09:14 PM	#5
fdbdw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: colorado springs Posts: 479	Re: lovin Lukas oil Thanks for the rain, ha ha

03-23-2010, 11:17 PM	#6
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,655	Re: lovin Lukas oil - The power steering pump on the 69 big block truck was leaking (external reservoir) so my buddy says "put some Lucas stop leak in it". I'm like, yeah right, but he finally convinced me and I'll be damned if it didn't quit leaking.. Go figure... good stuff. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

03-23-2010, 11:54 PM	#7
Mister laugh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 423	Re: lovin Lukas oil No to rain on anyones parade here, but next time you go to the parts stores crank one of the gear things for a while. You will notice LOTS of bubbles.......... this isnt good, its airation of the oil. There was a test of the lucas products on bob is the oil guy at one point i cant find it now.

03-24-2010, 12:02 AM	#8
hchad18 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 372	Re: lovin Lukas oil The transmission additive put a little more life into a slipping turbo 350 in our 83. I'm convinced

03-24-2010, 02:56 AM	#10
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,375	Re: lovin Lukas oil Interesting info.. __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

03-24-2010, 06:22 AM	#11
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	Re: lovin Lukas oil BTOG i am not a fan of.... they rave about Amsoil and it is some of the worst stuff out their..... Hell, Amsoil publish tests related to oil that are for the wrong kind of oil, tell you they have oil for this and that such as an Allison tranny in a duramax... when in fact that will void your warranty INSTANTLY by using it. If the stuff is so great, why does NO manufacture or builder recommend it

03-24-2010, 12:40 PM	#12
69GMCLonghorn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porter Ranch, CA Posts: 978	Re: lovin Lukas oil My thing is, keep your oil and filter changed, use synthetic if you so choose (and can afford it), and you'll have probably hundreds of thousands of miles with no problems related to lubrication. As stated above, if an additive helps a problem, you are putting perfume on a pig. You still have the problem; it's just been masked over. If it plugged a leak, it's going to start leaking again at some point. Sorry to be skeptical, but I just don't see the need, especially with how relatively good the basic oils on the market are these days. I think they're up to SJ, if I'm not mistaken. Every time they go to the next letter, they've improved something with the oil.

03-24-2010, 03:20 PM	#13
rockc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE WY Posts: 640	Re: lovin Lukas oil Yea a standard quart of oil around here is $2.50 per quart. Then on top of that the syntheyic is double or more. __________________ 72 chevy 3/4 ton 4X4

03-24-2010, 05:01 PM	#15
BluTrukker BOHICA Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stewartville, MN Posts: 440	Re: lovin Lukas oil I drive a 92 toyota Paseo 1.5L for my daily work beater. It has 265,000 miles on it and runs like a top. I run lucas in it, and heres why. My last beater was a 91 tercel, it started losing a little comp. an burning some oil around 250,000 miles. I started adding 1/2 quart of lucas at every oil change and the oil burning stopped and compression evened out. Sold that one at almost 300K 3 yrs ago, and its still out there running. Lipstick on a pig or not, the problems never returned. __________________ Trying to save someone from their own stupidity is like teaching a pig to dance. It is a waste of your time, and it annoys the pig!

03-24-2010, 10:16 PM	#18
Ticker Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 2,404	Re: lovin Lukas oil Might want to take a look at the sticky at the top of the Engines and Drivetrain section for the facts regarding API/ILSAC specs and flat-tappet cams... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=381780 Last edited by Ticker; 03-24-2010 at 10:17 PM.

03-25-2010, 03:45 PM	#19
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Re: lovin Lukas oil Lucas oil additive is great stuff! I put it in my old Yota beater and 5 drops in my dirt bike. __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD



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03-25-2010, 04:05 PM	#20
tasian Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: hangtown, ca Posts: 244	Re: lovin Lukas oil i love lucas but not because of fixing anything i just like to change my oil alot and it seems to hold up alot better with lucas in it __________________ Betsy's build 70 c20 4 speed 406sb

03-25-2010, 06:22 PM	#21
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,022	Re: lovin Lukas oil I am sold on Lucas products as well. Always work for me. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

03-25-2010, 11:05 PM	#22
chas350 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 581	Re: lovin Lukas oil It seams that it is pretty much the only additive company (Lucas) out there that is recommended by mechanics as worth using/trying. I have had good results with it also. __________________ "I'll Procrastinate Tomorrow" quote by LEEVON 71 K10 long fleet (sons truck) new 370hp 355, sm465 np205, 3.73's 33's 70 K20 long fleet 98 G3500 work van

03-26-2010, 10:24 AM	#23
DT1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gardnerville Nv No Mo Cali!! Posts: 869	Re: lovin Lukas oil I have a 99 Tacoma with a 2.4L. I have always run the cheapest Dino oil I can find in it. I don't run additives of any kind in it but I do change the oil every 3,000 mi. (105 changes to date) The truck now has 320,000 miles on it and it runs like the day I bought it. Never burned a drop of oil and nothing has ever broken.

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