lucas products
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I used Lucas once in my transmission. It was before I had my trans re-built the first time. I was trying to make it last as long as it could (In reality I was killing it faster by using Lucas). When I had it re-built the guy who re-built it said the fluid looked like milk and the insides were a foamy mess. Never use it. All the oil treatment is 80wt with some soap. It causes the oil to dilute, yet thicken and loose its anti foam properties causing a motor oil milkshake. I imagine that the trans treatment is probably the same.
USE ATF+4 and Only ATF+4.
USE ATF+4 and Only ATF+4.
2. No Soap
3. It has anti foam in it.
4. No oil has anti foam built in. Hence why you add limited slip additive to Diff oil (All limited slip additive is...is anti foam).
I know what you are referring to about the milkshake, that guy who did that test. But there was only one flaw in that test: It is not done at engine or differential operating temps.
I once drained my engine oil (with 1 QT lucas) right after driving at operating temp for a while. And although I singed my fingers because of the oil being hot, it was not a milkshake. It looked like normal.
I can only go by my firsthand experience on this one. Lucas used in my engine:
1. Never milkshaked
2. My engine is squeaky clean: Probably more because of the previous owner using Mobil I Syn at every oil change and him not adding any engine restore or flush type additives. But after 2 years of using lucas every 3000 miles, it is clean.
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I cant speak for the dodge engines since I have only owned them for a short time. But my Oldsmobile bravada that I just sold had 215,432 miles on it when I sold it. I ran lucas oil and trans additive in it. It carried about 40lbs of oil pressure at idle and 60lbs driving. I bought the truck with 90,XXX miles on it. and used lucas oil stabilizer in it from day 1 of purchase. I changed the oil every 3500 miles. when I needed to change my intake gaskets at 200K I also decided to do the valve covers as well. The valvetrain was incredibly clean looking for an engine with 200K+ miles. So whether or not it works is an opinion. Mine is it don't seem to harm it. I put a litre of lucas trans. additive in my recently purchased ram 1500 5.9L with 100,000 on it. So if it goes out I will let you know. Of course it could be from the 38" swampers and What I believe to be stock gearing too. lol
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