[Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator

Sat Sep 12 12:09:07 MDT 2015

Personally I will not use Lucas Oil Stabilizer or any of their other 
products. I put it in a street TR6 Engine once and when I pulled the oil 
pan I found it a congealed mess at the bottom of the pan. I have had the 
same experience with STP years ago and its almost impossible to find 
now. When I called Lucas wondering why and wanting to talk to one of the 
engineers I got stonewalled with talking points.

Their claim to fame is apparently great advertising and a stadium in Indy.
Glenn

On 9/12/2015 1:21 PM, Paul Ricco wrote:
> If you are looking for a synthetic oil that still has ZDDP, Redline is 
> making it.  Additionally, they do produce a an engine break-in 
> additive for conventional oils that lack Zink.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 12, 2015, at 10:02 AM, Bill Tobin <william.tobin31 at verizon.net 
> <mailto:william.tobin31 at verizon.net>> wrote:
>
>> The only thing I use is STP, and if you read the can, one of the 
>> ingredients is a thing called ZDDP.
>> No problems so far (knock on wood).
>> Bill
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Doug Mitchell <mailto:dbm.spitfire at gmail.com>
>>     *To:* MadMarx <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com>
>>     *Cc:* 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
>>     *Sent:* Saturday, September 12, 2015 9:22 AM
>>     *Subject:* Re: [Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator
>>
>>     My dad, one of the engineers responsible for the Buick/Rover 3.5
>>     taught me that if you start with a quality motor oil, there is no
>>     need for any additives. Disagree if you wish, but I have stuck
>>     with that advice.
>>
>>
>>     Doug Mitchell
>>     Sent from my mobile phone
>>
>>
>>     -------- Original message --------
>>     From: Duncan Charlton <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>>
>>     Date: 09/12/2015 8:51 AM (GMT-05:00)
>>     To: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com
>>     <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com>>
>>     Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net,'Friends
>>     <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net,%27Friends> of Triumph' Triumph
>>     <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>>
>>     Subject: Re: [Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator
>>
>>
>>     It may have allowed your oil to aerate so your pump was trying to
>>     move oil with air bubbles in it.  It apparently has no
>>     anti-foaming additives, so when you add it to your oil, you are
>>     diluting the additives in the regular oil.  There was an article
>>     on the bobistheoilguy.com <http://bobistheoilguy.com> website
>>     some years back that showed in graphic detail what happens with
>>     this additive whether it’s used in a gearbox or an engine.
>>      Unfortunately I can only find an archived version of this
>>     article and the photos are no longer visible.  The photos I
>>     remember showed the oil turning a much lighter color after it had
>>     been thoroughly agitated, which meant it was filled with air
>>     bubbles.  Air compresses, so I can see a connection between
>>     aerated oil and a drop in oil pressure.
>>
>>     *http://tinyurl.com/o6atjh8*
>>
>>     Duncan
>>     (Texas)
>>     *
>>     *
>>>     On Sep 12, 2015, at 3:02 AM, MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com
>>>     <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hello Alex,
>>>     I was told to use mineral Lucas with synthetic oil. And so I did.
>>>     This stuff is stiff like frozen honey.
>>>     I suppose the lube went too stiff and the oil pump wasn’t able
>>>     to force it through the system and opened the relive valve.
>>>     Chris
>>>     *Von:*AC [mailto:ac at camoletti.ch]
>>>     *Gesendet:*Samstag, 12. September 2015 09:19
>>>     *An:*''Friends of Triumph' Triumph'; triumphs at autox.team.net
>>>     <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net>; MadMarx
>>>     *Betreff:*Re: [Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator
>>>
>>>     Hallo lieber Chris! Which Lucas stab did you use? There are two
>>>     of them, mineral and synthetic.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     ---- MadMarx a écrit ----
>>>
>>>     Hi Guys,
>>>     by accident I found on my camera chip a video how I fill in two
>>>     cans of Lucas Oil Stabilisator to 4 gallons of 10w60 oil of the
>>>     IMSA TR8.
>>>     Listen to the difference.
>>>     The oil pressure dropped from 40 to 30 psi and never got over 40
>>>     psi on driving. Normally it is at 70 psi.
>>>     The engine died after 8 laps with bearing failures on all crank
>>>     bearings and a worn out camshaft.
>>>     This has happened in April.
>>>     My engine man was ill for half a year now, but it seems that
>>>     he’s getting back to work next week and tries to repair the engine.
>>>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IVwEbOfkpc
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