Lucas oil stabilizer????

ryankelly10953 · Mar 23, 2009

In my 5.0 I want to use Lucas Oil stabilizer. The motor holds five quarts so do I put in 4 quarts of reg. oil and one quart stabilizer?

duh09 · Mar 23, 2009

That's what I'm pretty sure you do. never used so it'd be best to wait until someone else chimes in but I'm 90% thats right.

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

Yep, that's what you do.

I used it once in my '95 GT daily driver that burns a LOT of oil. It had a dramatic decrease in the amount of time that passed before I had to add another quart. That being said, the cost of that stuff outweighs the benefit to me - so I just keep a case of oil in the trunk.

Paul.

LAFENATU · Mar 23, 2009

lol Paul...

I used the oil stabalizer when I changed my heads. They say you only need to replace it every 30K or so. Keeps the engine from dry starts.

x182dan · Mar 23, 2009

I used that stuff in my 89 SHO that burned oil. It really did help for a period of time but soon enough it would be back to burning oil just like before. So it should "help" stop the burning but only for a short period of time. I've had that same effect on all the oil additives not just lucas.
Dan

ryankelly10953 · Mar 23, 2009

cool...im not burnig any "extra" oil i just built the motor and thought that it would be extra insurance...
thanks Ryan

LAFENATU · Mar 23, 2009

Like I said, it helps well with dry starts. To use it once every 30K, the $10 it costs doesn't bother me.

hollywoodstang · Mar 25, 2009

Paul said:
Yep, that's what you do.

I used it once in my '95 GT daily driver that burns a LOT of oil. It had a dramatic decrease in the amount of time that passed before I had to add another quart. That being said, the cost of that stuff outweighs the benefit to me - so I just keep a case of oil in the trunk.

Paul.

I too keep extra quart in the trunk. Not a case though...I thought everyone did this already

Paul · Mar 25, 2009

You probably don't burn as much oil as I do. LOL

foss_94gt · Mar 25, 2009

Paul said:
You probably don't burn as much oil as I do. LOL

how much do you burn ?, i burn about a quart between oil changes

Paul · Mar 25, 2009

Ummm, a lot more than that. LOL

When I do a steady cruise on the freeway for 50 miles or so, then turn off the ramp, I blow a spy-hunter style smokescreen out the pipes that blinds tailgaters.

I burn so much oil that I rarely change it. It just sort of "changes itself." I add as much as a quart every week or two. My engine is not exactly in top running condition anymore . I just keep driving it. It's a daily driver so I just don't care anymore.

Paul.

speedyhank · Mar 25, 2009

i use it in every oil change

94 DropTop · Mar 25, 2009

what is your daily paul?

CanaryGT · Mar 25, 2009

His 95 GT if im not mistaken.

Kemble · Mar 25, 2009

All of you running lucas oil stabilizer might want to read uo at BOBISTHEOILGUY. Its not doing you any good, and more often than not doing damage to your engine.

project94 · Mar 26, 2009

Paul said:
Ummm, a lot more than that. LOL

When I do a steady cruise on the freeway for 50 miles or so, then turn off the ramp, I blow a spy-hunter style smokescreen out the pipes that blinds tailgaters.

I burn so much oil that I rarely change it. It just sort of "changes itself." I add as much as a quart every week or two. My engine is not exactly in top running condition anymore . I just keep driving it. It's a daily driver so I just don't care anymore.

Paul.

hahaha i have a bad valve guide seal and i burn a quart of oil every tank- half tank depending on how hard i run it.