[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by 78w72

The lucas oil stabilizer is not snake oil... it does exactly what its advertised to do & nothing more, its not a zddp or other additives product, its made to thicken the oil somewhat but more so it makes it "sticky" or cling to parts which does improve lubrication qualities for all kinds of engines from cars/trucks to small engine equipment. I use it in my older lawn mower & it definitely reduces oil burning & consumption.

Im sure everyone has seen that lucas display on the counter at parts stores, where you turn the handle to rotate the gears, its easy to see how it clings to the gear teeth & will climb up to the top of a series of gears compared to oil without lucas that barely climbs up 1 or 2 gears. It does what its advertised to do.

That's referred to in the industry as climbing lube. There are a few ring gear companies that recommend that type of lube when building rear ends and when I get it from them, if I remember right it always comes in a moroso bottle. I'll have to check on that but the point I'm getting at is that unless someone is aware of another, Lucas is the only other gear oil I'm aware of that sells the climbing gear lube. Ive used that stuff in rear end builds for many years. Many years ago in the 80's I seem to recall it coming in kendle bottles