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RodInNS
05-20-2006 14:31:27
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Re: what do you think of lucas? in reply to Tim Shultz, 05-20-2006 08:51:32
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As far as I understand Lucas products, there's nothing wrong with them per se. What they are is a a mixture of additives already found in your engine oil, or other lubricants. There is seldom, if any conclusive proof that adding any extra amounts of these additives affords better protection. The increased amounts of particular additives may help to extend oil change intervals, but they don't increase the level of protection afforded to the engine from it's lubricants.
The next question to ask yourself is do you want to extend oil change intervals? One big reason for changing oil is to remove contaminants in the oil... so if you extend the change interval, you are simply allowing contaminants to increase in the oil... That's not good.
As far as stopping a leak goes... that's just a band-aid. Wouldn't it be better to fix the leak, or fix the underlying problem that caused the leak? In the end, that may be cheaper than buying bottle on bottle of "leak fix".
Lucas is one company, and Lubri-Lab is another who specialise in producing a line of lubricants and lubricant additives that are somewhat beneficial.... but won't pay for themselves. The sales pitch is always the same..... this product will give you this much more protection, and it only costs this much.... That's way cheaper that a new engine.... Our tribologists are specialists in developing these products, and they know better that Exxon's, Chevron's, Mobile's, Irving's, Texaco's, etc. tribologists and on and on and on..... I call it snake oil. It's just half a step above Duralube and Slick 50, which as far as I'm concerned, is crap, and there's US gov research to support those products being crap. These salesmen play on a general lack of knowledge and people's suspicion about lubricants, and play on one's desire to have the best possible protection. They're quite successful at it too. I've spent enough on htose things, and the problems I had before, I still have. Bearings still failed the same way. Seals still leaked. The only difference was it cost more to maintain the gear, because I was spending more on "advanced lubricants"....Regular maintenance and timely repairs will gain you as much or more in the long run. Your call. Best of luck. Rod
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