[Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator

Sat Sep 12 18:08:27 MDT 2015

don't know about oil additives , but their steering box leak fix is a good
product....tend to use it in all my Rover steering pumps as the boxes are
always atrocious leakers.

Chip Collingwood
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(804) 564-1839

On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Glenn Franco <gaf3 at charter.net> wrote:

> 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>
> 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 <dbm.spitfire at gmail.com>
> *To:* MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
> *Cc:* 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <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>
> Date: 09/12/2015 8:51 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net,'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <
> 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 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>http://tinyurl.com/o6atjh8
> <http://tinyurl.com/o6atjh8>*
>
> Duncan
> (Texas)
>
> On Sep 12, 2015, at 3:02 AM, MadMarx < <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
> 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 <ac at camoletti.ch>]
> *Gesendet:* Samstag, 12. September 2015 09:19
> *An:* ''Friends of Triumph' Triumph'; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> 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>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IVwEbOfkpc
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