Lucas Oil additives

UncleWede · 10-07-2005, 11:38 AM

Anyone use the Lucas oil additives that are supposed to make your oil remain in the contact areas? I keep seeing those little gear demos with regular in one, 20/80 mix of Lucas in the other. The mixture stays in the gears a lot better, but not sure how that compares with the synthetic oils.

pdav · 07-18-2011, 11:07 PM

I put in a bottle of lucas synthetic oil stabilizer into my engine to try to quiet the hydrolic valve tick. Cost me $17, and a was big waste. Got intermitent CEL, for timing over retard and catalic codes. Also engine was sluggish and powerless, and stalled a couple of times. Changed the oil and engine runs strong, no CEL. Lucas did more harm than good, dont put it in.

F32Fleet · 07-19-2011, 08:32 AM

No reason to mess with that stuff. Maybe on a 1980 olds but not a BMW.

M3 Eater · 10-07-2011, 08:46 PM

what do you think about Lucas now ???

007_e350 · 06-26-2013, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pdav

I put in a bottle of lucas synthetic oil stabilizer into my engine to try to quiet the hydrolic valve tick. Cost me $17, and a was big waste. Got intermitent CEL, for timing over retard and catalic codes. Also engine was sluggish and powerless, and stalled a couple of times. Changed the oil and engine runs strong, no CEL. Lucas did more harm than good, dont put it in.

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Rotorocious · 06-27-2013, 09:29 AM

it foams your oil

old old old thread.

http://web.archive.org/web/201009261...ucas/lucas.htm

06-27-2013, 11:05 AM

^^^ what he said...that stuff is crap.

kaede · 06-27-2013, 04:37 PM

If anyone is interested, look at a product by the name of RS-R Ran-up. Very expensive product that has never received a negative feedback from multiple forums and tests. RS-R is a Japanese company that specializes in suspension tuning. Here in the USA they are based in California and does a lot of drifting events with their company cars. Here is their website : (http://rs-r.com/).

If you're in the socal already, they used to give you free samples and free dyno if you drop by their location. email/call to see if they still do that!

btw, i dont work for them, they don't really even distribute the product so you have to order from them directly. cheers!

Have fun guys!

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pdav Enlisted Member 10 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW 328ix Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Albany NY iTrader: (0)	I put in a bottle of lucas synthetic oil stabilizer into my engine to try to quiet the hydrolic valve tick. Cost me $17, and a was big waste. Got intermitent CEL, for timing over retard and catalic codes. Also engine was sluggish and powerless, and stalled a couple of times. Changed the oil and engine runs strong, no CEL. Lucas did more harm than good, dont put it in.
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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3908 Rep 10,606 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	No reason to mess with that stuff. Maybe on a 1980 olds but not a BMW.
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Rotorocious Lieutenant Colonel 105 Rep 1,520 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (3)	it foams your oil old old old thread. http://web.archive.org/web/201009261...ucas/lucas.htm
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kaede Captain 83 Rep 734 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Vancouver BC iTrader: (0)	If anyone is interested, look at a product by the name of RS-R Ran-up. Very expensive product that has never received a negative feedback from multiple forums and tests. RS-R is a Japanese company that specializes in suspension tuning. Here in the USA they are based in California and does a lot of drifting events with their company cars. Here is their website : (http://rs-r.com/). If you're in the socal already, they used to give you free samples and free dyno if you drop by their location. email/call to see if they still do that! btw, i dont work for them, they don't really even distribute the product so you have to order from them directly. cheers! Have fun guys! __________________ 94' NSX - Garage Queen 97' Integra Type R - Track Warrior (Sold) 01' BMW E39 M5 (Sold), 2x 02' BMW E39 M5 (Sold & sold) 08' E90 M3 6MT - DD 13' W212 E63 AMG Wagon
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