I don't have an ax to grind with Lucas Oil products, but I sure do endorse
Shell Rotella as a race engine break-in oil. I always used it exclusively in
the diesel engine in my tow vehicle, and we used it to break in race engines as
well.
Bill Dentinger
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> On Apr 11, 2015, at 6:35 PM, Duncan Charlton via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> I am likewise a distrustful of Lucas oil. The gear lube display often seen
> on the counter at auto parts stores demonstrates the climbing effect of their
> lube and they claim this makes it better than conventional gear lubricants,
> however, an experimental demonstration posted on the bobistheoilguy website
> revealed that the lube picked up a large mount of air compared to 'regular'
> gear lube. It makes me distrust their other products.
>
> I've used high quality assembly lube, broken in the cam properly, and then
> did break in miles with Rotella.
>
> Duncan
> (Texas)
>
>> On 4/11/15 5:58 PM, Glenn Franco via Fot wrote:
>> I don't subscribe to the Lucas aura. The lubrication additives I have found
>> end up in the pan and have the consistency of hard Jello. I called Lucas and
>> they couldn't put me in contact with an engineer that could explain why
>> their products do this.
>>
>> When I build an engine with a new cam and lifters I use Shell Rotella 15w40
>> exclusively.
>>
>> I have used their (Lucas) assembly lube (sticky slimey stuff) with no issues
>> however.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 4/11/2015 6:01 PM, Greg And Alison Blake via Fot wrote:
>>> Has anyone used the Lucas break in oil? I've used joe Gibbs in the past but
>>> the price advantage of the Lucas is about 3:1.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
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