Lucas oil stabilizer ?

[CGauthier]

Hi all, gota nuther question for ya's lol (sorry for typin like im retarted, but i really dont think there's enough oooo's in cool to describe me) <---Just jokin about that



Anyways... I met another Dodge owner on the jobsite today with a 1995 3500, he claims he has Lots of power and took off tha propane kit cause when he got a new clutch it just got replaced and they didnt even get off the lot without blowin it hehe but anyways this guy says not to use Lucas oil stabilizer cause it builds too much pressure and he says to use duralube and it will get me better fuel mileage. I also noticed he's usin a K&N... . I wana know who uses what here for oil additives, if anything... . please??



TIA-



Carl "wants the truth" Gauthier

 

[Stomp]

I run lucas additive and have no complaints, but that is just my 2 cents. I have it in in the front,rear,transmission,transfer case,power stearing. Does it help????????? I truly don't know, but it sure does bring the cost up when you want to change the oil. I have tried almost everything does any of it work??????????????



Stomp

 

[dpuckett]

I dotn use any oil additives at all in the engine, period. Most guys here dont, for various reasons, main one being that the additives in the additive can clash with the additives in the oil. It really serves no purpose. Just use a good quality oil, good filter, and you'll be set for a million mi.



Saw a thread a few months ago (ok, nearly a year ago) about a comparison a guy did with straight oil and oil with the recommended amt of Lucas, similar to the set up you see in the parts store- only this experiment went at like 1000RPM. The Lucas "enhanced" oil foamed like a rabbid dog when you turned the gears at 1000RPM- indicating air in the oil at slightly more than idle speed. Not a good thing, to say the least.



Some guys have added STP in the summer when towing acorss TX or KS in the daytime.



Lucas in the transmission (Getrag) has made it quieter, though. Not sure why.



What, pray tell, is duralube? Never heard of it, and I thought I'd heard of most of the snake oils out there.



Daniel

 

[Buffalo]

Like DPucket, I , also, saw that thread about Lucas additives. It did foam up badly. I saw the thread here in the TDR a few months ago. Deffinately, check this thread out. A picture is worth a thousand words! Joe.

 

[RollOver_Pete]

IMHO, duralube = snake oil. If it seems too good to be true... then it is. Infomercials... . as seen on T. V. stuff = snake oil also. I've used Lucas products for 15 years in my jeep and class 8 trucks. Their gear oil, hydraulic oil, hub oil and fuel treatment have always worked well. I top off oil levels with their stabiliver in places where you might loose oil and not notice right away( rear end, gear box, trailer hubs). I have yet to use any in my 03 yet. No leaks

I've never put any kind of treatment or stabililizer into the motor. Don't want to go there. With regular oil and filter changes, why would I?

 

[TravisG]

You can check all that stuff these guyz are talking about at



www.bobistheoilguy.com



Bob is a Schaeffer oil rep, and I think is pretty honest. I run all kinds of Scaeffer stuff in the truck. I add a little Power Service every other tank or so. There are lots of great fluids out there, and asking about them is just like asking about your best friends hot sister. Its gonna start a fight. Good luck with your search.

 

[sparks57]

I don't run anything, unless it's limited slip additive. I too think this way because of that article.

 

[CGauthier]

http://www.duralube.com/



The setup in the store looked like the oil flowed much better with lucas additive... I thought about it after i put it in my truck tho,why? If there's not an oil pressure problem, or lubrication in general(which obviously there isn't with Cummins, hence the million mile engine) why would you want the oil to flow better? Dam, time to get tha oil out of Dodge and put it into my 7. 3L Ford, which i dont change the oil too much cause im ALWAYS adding fresh oil. Besides, if the thing blew up right now I be like, Oh yea. Stupid me, I should have asked you guys before i put it in there :embarrassed: Sorry about not using the search feature here, I've seen it mentioned here and there about lucas and i didnt think it was bad enough to own a thread like that.



Thanks,

Carl G

 

[bmoeller]

I do like the Lucas fuel additive in my Ram. SLIGHTLY better mileage. Runs a bit smoother. Saw no difference with Power Service. Howes fuel additive seems to be pretty good too.



Using a rental tractor (Deere 8300) at the farm where I work 'til the new one comes in sometime next month (Deere 8120). When we got the 83, it smoked alot, even at idle. Dumped in a double-shot of Lucas in it. All cleared up now.

Originally posted by CGauthier





... . looked like the oil flowed much better...

If I needed the oil to do that, I'd just switch to synthetic oil.

 

[CGauthier]

Ok then, I'm starting to wonder if anything i "know" about diesel engines has any credibility... . Cant get Amsoil here, so i use Shell Rotella--is good? Also I got this habit with fuel additives... I've owned nothin but old tired diesels (until now ) and don't know whether it was good or not but i've always had the habit of running stanadyne's performance formula in the winter (we got pretty dam harsh winters out here) and Lubricity in the summer, because from what i understand since they took the sulfur out of the diesel fuel the fuel has been lacking in the lubrication dept. Am I a fool? This has been like a religion to me and being proven wrong would shatter my faith Please tell me there hasn't been a thread about this stuff foaming up or something





P. s. Interesting link Travis G

 

[AlK]

No additives to the oil in my CTD. I use dino oil.

 

[hdm48]

I use Delo 400. and everything I own is treated with Uniglide. You won't see any adds on TV or in magazines about this stuff. But it works well. Do a search for Uniglide on the web. And yes, I have tried all the "other" stuff. I'm not looking for an edge, just protection.

 

[RWWinslow]

Having worked as a lube engineer for one of major lubrication manufacturers there is only one answer to the question of lubrication additives: NEVER! Ok, here is why. . . . . . . .



Diesel engine oils are 30% to 40% additives and 70% to 60% base oil. The additives are a very carefully blended package of chemicals that perform multiple functions from oxidation inhibition to anti-foaming, to soot dispercancy, etc. An additional after market additive will, more than likely, destroy this chemical balance and severly inhibit the oils ability to perform its intended job. We saw several after market additives in the lab have a completely detrimental effect in some engines. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) and STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) tested multiple aftermarket engine oil additives several years ago. The best any of them could do was "no harm" - enough said.



Change your oil regularly, use a diesel engine oil that meets the latest specifications, and use a good filter.

 

[bmoeller]

You can order Amsoil on the 'net, but then there is more cost from shipping. I haven't used any yet, even though I have a dealer just down the road from. Have thought about putting it in the diffs.



I use Rotella T engine oil. Have used Delvac 1300 in my Ford also before switching to R-T.