oil additives

[poolguy78]

don't know if this was ever a topic or not....

 

i use lucas oil addative and that is about it ...was wondering what else people

have tried and how it work.....

 

Did you see any inprovement or was it just a waste of money??

[pm26]

Do not use any oil additives in your engine. Contrary to the popular belief, these additives can actually harm your engine and do nothing to improve the oil performance. I have read a number of technical publications on this subject and none recommends these things. Just use good quality motor oil and filter and change oil often.

[jsbossert]

my 65 year old dad used stp oil treatment since he was a teen kickin everyones ass with 55 chevys, impalas, elcaminos, chevelles! Many vehicle hes owned went well over 100,000 miles. stp probably wasnt the reason but it obviously didnt hurt. I've been using it for 20 yrs.

[asepgrad98]

Do not use any oil additives in your engine

[bowtie_pasta]

I've used Lucas Engine Oil Stablizer too. Not sure if I got any benefit out of it or not. I think quality oil, quality filters, and frequent changes are probably the best. And now that there is synthetic, if you really want something that works...well there it is!

[98BLACKBURB]

Nothing but Mobil 1 for me at 149,500 miles......played with Amsoil for a while but the viscosity changes as the mile go on............so I went back to Mobil 1

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Rislone, I have even seen this added to full synthetic.

[TonyMazz]

There is no need to use ANY oil additives for modern egines. Motors of old had lousy clearance issues and sloppy bearings hence an added 'goop' provided a better film for bearing surfaces...

 

 

Now fast-foward to the modern engines (i.e. since about 94) and you have a much closer, better designed oil travel...and now cam surfaces use rollers, and some have completely eliminated the distributor and use coils....hence a reduced number of friction surfaces that created slop.

 

Adding anyting foreing to your oil can change the viscosity. some types of after-market 'gobly-goo' oil additives cause a quite high viscosity at operating temps. While an additive might improve bearing wear, it can often cause poorer upper end wear.

 

Don't use them....

 

If we stand back and look at how GM tested the engines with a million dollar lab efforts, we find that it is why our engines run 200,000 miles easily...

 

Tell me what a 55 chevy motor would look like after 200,000 miles....thunder clatter, thunder clatter....boom boom boom..

 

Anyway...good maintenance, common sense and a good oil are all you need for a good engine life.....

[poolguy78]

well thst is some good info to know...guess i'll be going to synthetic

for my next oil change

[TonyMazz]

well thst is some good info to know...guess i'll be going to synthetic

for my next oil change

 

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Just curious as to why you'd rush out and install synthetic ? You are looking for some "improvement"...what are you looking for ? What is the truck doing that needs improvement ?

[Black02Silverado]

No need for oil additives in todays manufactured engines. A good PM practice with frequent oil/filter changes using a quality oil and filter will help your vehicle last a long time. On average 3k to 6k oil changes work well. Synthetic oil is another choice to go with along with longer drain intervals as well. Just keep in mind if you are going to run extended oil changes then do an oil analysis. It can tell you a ton of info as well as being able to taylor you changes to maximise your drain interval to a safe distance and get the most for your hard earned $.

[dewfpo]

M1 only. Have gone as high as 240,000 miles in a 4 cylinder with it that didn't smoke or burn oil. We gave the car to our daughter after getting tired of it. I've used it since 1984 in everything we own. No additives.

 

DEWFPO

[poolguy78]

well Tonymazz i got about 250 000 km on my truck and just want to give it some added protection as the km get higher...and sence you see all the stuff on tv about additives and other stuff for higher milage trucks

i just thought it might be best to add something or change to syntetic

 

then again i might just leave it alone and keep the oil changes at 4500 km like i have for the past few years....

[petemata]

Hi

I was wondering if anyone has any experiance or comments on

BG Products. According to some dealerships here in Houston, there BG additive systems are considered very high quality.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

Pete

[steve summers]

There is no need to use ANY oil additives for modern egines.  Motors of old had lousy clearance issues and sloppy bearings hence an added 'goop' provided a better film for bearing surfaces...

 

 

Now fast-foward to the modern engines (i.e. since about 94) and you have a much closer, better designed oil travel...and now cam surfaces use rollers, and some have completely eliminated the distributor and use coils....hence a reduced number of friction surfaces that created slop.

 

Adding anyting foreing to your oil can change the viscosity. some types of after-market 'gobly-goo' oil additives cause a quite high viscosity at operating temps.  While an additive might improve bearing wear, it can often cause poorer upper end wear.

 

Don't use them....

 

If we stand back and look at how GM tested the engines with a million dollar lab efforts, we find that it is why our engines run 200,000 miles easily...

 

Tell me what a 55 chevy motor would look like after 200,000 miles....thunder clatter, thunder clatter....boom boom boom..

 

Anyway...good maintenance, common sense and a good oil are all you need for a good engine life.....

 

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Just curious, with all of this focus on testing in the "million dollar lab" how GM missed the piston slap that is common in most gas engines since about 1999?

 

I've got a '94 K1500 Extended cab(by todays technology standards a '55 chevy) 5.7L with 272,000 miles on the original motor. I used the dreaded Slick 50 in it that is so bad for the motor. In addition I ran dyno oil in it going as long as 5k miles on oil changes but trying to stay on the 3-4K range. I fully expect this motor to go to 350,000 miles, it burns a little oil in #8 but the rest of the cylinders still have great compression. Conversly the "million dollar lab" 5.3L in my '05 CC I'm not convinced will deliver this kind of service.