With almost 250K on the 3FE it has gotten quite noisey so I thought I would try the Lucas Oil Additive, it's unbelievable the difference! I'm anxious to see how long it stays quite, it's been over 100 miles and it's seems to be getting quieter.
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LandCrusher'70 said:I'm assuming it's the oil additive; how much did'ya use?
turbocruiser said:Wow, I LOVE YOUR AVATAR!!!
TiredIronGRB said:Yes, it's the oil additive. As I understand it it's not just that it's think it clings to everything. I added one qt of the additive when I changed the oil. I use straight 40W Rotella.
jklubens said:My rig is burning oil like SUMMIT discribed. I've got to add about a quart every 1000~1500 miles.
The worst burning I experienced was driving down to a wheeling event in the middle of August. Outside temp was about 97º and in the span of driving down there, wheeling, and stopping at a gas station on the way back, I burned about 2~3 quarts.
I'll give the additive a try.
kennyv0826 said:The Lucas product works quite well from what I've heard. I've had good luck with Restore also, don't know if it works to quiet a noisy engine, but it does help with oil consumption
Not the case I went from 30w to 40w with no change, the Lucas has something in it that gives it a tack so it clings to everything. Ilike to never got it off my funnel.cary said:Snake oil. All it is is a thickner, makes your 30 weight oil, 40 weight while screwing with the additive package. Use a good 40 weight instead of 30 weight and you will find your engine is quieter and uses less oil.
TiredIronGRB said:Not the case I went from 30w to 40w with no change, the Lucas has something in it that gives it a tack so it clings to everything. Ilike to never got it off my funnel.
jklubens said:Spinning some gears inside a box at ambient temp is not means to convince me that it's snake oil.
Show me his test with heat applied and a chemical change (if any) that happens after heat is applied to it.
cary said:It doesn't change the fact that all it is a thickner. 40 weight doesn't make the engine quieter for you, go 50 weight, that is all that lucas is doing besides increasing startup wear and screwing up your properly formulated oil. It is still snake oil.
I know that it seems to help (makes it quieter, less oil consumption), but that is purely a result of the thicker oil, not anything magical in the lucas crap. It is kind of like arguing that my grandfather has lived to be 94 because he smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day. That is not correct, he has lived to be 94 because of genetics, the cigarettes are not helping and are worse than if he didn't smoke.
According to the info I have, lucas is a 110cst thick oil at 100c. Mix a quart of lucas with 4 quarts of 30 weight (11 cst so mid 30 weight oil) and you will end up in the 50 weight range (17.4 cst).
Some reading for the Lucas believers:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=003428#000000
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=002997#000000