Lucas fuel treatment

[kendelrk]

my uncles car had some experiences where his car would hesitate, stumble, and once he got moving it would downshift rather hard, my moms car doing the same. When they got their cars checked out they were told that everything was fine and it was just due to cold weather. my uncle then poured a bottle of this in his tank and it created a noticable difference, no more hard shifting, hesitation or stumbling, my mom then decided to try the same and has came out with the same result, better gas mileage, more power, and a much smoother ride. has anybody here ever used this stuff? i think its great.

 

[OzFab]

Not that exact product but something similar; great stuff.

The chemical make-up is designed to clean the built up muck from the pump, lines & carb/injectors. Most also contain an octane booster.

As you probably know by now, the manufacturers recommend using it every 10th tank (or something like that).

Be aware, the next tank won't be as good as the present one but, it will still be better than the last...

 

[kendelrk]

it says on the bottle every 2,500 miles, but they have to make money somehow right? this is just the temp fix until they can go for new injectors and plugs.

 

[OzFab]

They may not need to now

 

[Doc Sprocket]

No amount of liquid anything will negate the need for new plugs. Cleaning them is one thing, but if they are bad or worn out of tolerance, you need new ones.

As for cleaning the fuel system, etc- sure! Why not?

 

[OzFab]

True, I was referring more to the injectors than the plugs. Thanks for clarifying

 

[devino246]

Most also contain an octane booster.

...and will boost a tank of regular unleaded literally 1/10 of 1%. I've hounded on the octane misconception countless times, so I won't repeat myself...unless I need to. :toetap05:

 

[FatCat]

It's hard for me to admit this as I hate the snake oil crap but my brother had a pickup truck and the trans was slipping bad. He put a bottle of Lucas trans fix in it and it straightened up and he got 40,000 more miles out of it. If I didn't see it happen I'd never believe it. Worth $12 in my book.

 

[South Kart3377]

My family has been using Lucas Products for 10 years. I recommend them at my shop. You'd be surprised what Lucas, oil, oil filter, Fuel Filter and fresh gas will do to a rough running engine.

 

[devino246]

My family has been using Lucas Products for 10 years. I recommend them at my shop. You'd be surprised what Lucas, oil, oil filter, Fuel Filter and fresh gas will do to a rough running engine.

While SOME of Lucas products are good, most are snake oil and/or complete crap. ANY of their stop-leak products are utter bull ****. While stop-leak may stop the leak, it'll also stop up any small passages.

I had to put a bottle of Lucas "oil stabilizer" in an old Blazer with a horrible lifter tick a month or so ago. It must have taken a good 5 minutes to get the majority of the crap out of the bottle; it was like a mix of oil and grease, but sticky. You couldn't pay me to put that in my own vehicle.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I learned my miracle cure/stop leak lesson years ago. Just fix the dang thing properly... It'll likely cost you less in the long run.

 

[FatCat]

I don't believe in the **** either but 40,000 miles of borrowed time for $12. That's a bargain in my book. I wont say the stuff is great. Just saying what i saw. It's shady but I'll sure try that before replacing the slipping trans. It's only $12 and a few minutes of time. Hope I get that same luck.