use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

[slredstorm62]

i have a 87 mercruiser with the 3.0l alpha one. my lower unit gears sound like they are getting a little dry. i was told to put some lucas oil in them so it sticks to the gears is this a good idea? also would it hurt to put it in engine?

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

my lower unit gears sound like they are getting a little dry

you check the level in the drive via the top level screw

if the upper gears run without oil, they suffer quickly - probably to destruction in 5 minutes or so

it is very easy to pull the top cap off the upper and check the gears visually

that's what you want to do, there's no pour in fix for destroyed bearings and gears

 

[6meter]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

What does dry sound like? How can you hear it with the motor running? Certianly not trying to be funny here. I would think that the outdrive companies have more experience for what oils work the best. I have never had a snake oil improve or fix anything. If it is loose and noisey, the oil would be a temporary fix. Its probably just worn out.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

also would it hurt to put it in engine?

It may or may not "hurt"....But just about ALL engine manufacturers indicate in their owners manuals to NOT use oil "additives".

Snake oil additives are great for the people that sell them......


Cheers,


Rick

 

[achris]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

OMG, another oil thread.... Save yourself while you still can, run, as fast as you can.....

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

Yeah! we should get at least 100 posts on this one!!!

 

[slredstorm62]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

The boat has been ran on the trailer and not in the lake i heard the noise yesterday ran for about 5 mins or less. how do i check the gears? and does anyone know what noise in engine would be?

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

Lucas oil=snake oil, that company will never get a dime out of me

 

[6meter]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

The boat has been ran on the trailer and not in the lake i heard the noise yesterday ran for about 5 mins or less. how do i check the gears? and does anyone know what noise in engine would be?

Sorry, can't hear it. lol. First of all did you run the motor with muffs on? If not, read up on impellars. If you have a not normal noise and don't know if its comming from the motor or outdrive, take the outdrive off and run it again for 30 seconds. No noise, problen in outdrive, coupler or gimble bearing. Noise, in motor.

 

[ryanr623]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

Lucas oil=snake oil, that company will never get a dime out of me

It basically just thickens up the oil. I truly believe it doesnt add any benefit to oil other then that. If you had some 25w40 laying around not being used.... but usually run straight 30 or 40 weight..... might as well use the lucas and 25w40 and save some money, rather then buying new 30 weight. Even then though, you can buy the STP oil additive at walmart for 3 bucks to thicken the oil up. So i guess in that situation id still never use it.

 

[slredstorm62]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

i used mechanics stethescope noise from top on lower unit sounds like a transfercase when a veh is ran in air. noise from engine has consitancy of lifter tick but is a touch louder(can hear the lifter tick from top and louder from oil pan) I will fill the lower unit all the way up and see if the noise goes away.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

i used mechanics stethescope noise from top on lower unit sounds like a transfercase when a veh is ran in air. noise from engine has consitancy of lifter tick but is a touch louder(can hear the lifter tick from top and louder from oil pan) I will fill the lower unit all the way up and see if the noise goes away.

You should drain all the oil out of the drive and inspect it closely for metal, then measure how much you actually get out of it.

Refill it correctly with the right amount.

 

[Bondo]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

I will fill the lower unit all the way up and see if the noise goes away.

Ayuh,... Outdrives MUST be topped off with oil Before being run...

It only needs to be alittle Low to cause Catastrophic Destruction...

 

[slredstorm62]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

i havent ran it for that long and hasnt been under any load. its been ran with muffs. i just recently heard noise but it has probably been there the whole time and its normal. i will drain it and top it off next time i can. can someone please tell my what the noise in the engine could be though

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

can someone please tell my what the noise in the engine could be though

there's over 100 moving parts in there. you want us to start listing them?

might be a good idea to pull the drive off the boat and run the engine and see if it is still there. route the garden hose into the thermostat housing supply if running it for more than 30 seconds.

 

[sethjon]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

Lucas? You're kidding. Don't use crap like that. Use top brand stuff made from on eof the oil companies. First thing to do would be to check the oil level. Sounds like its low and possibly for some time. The gears might have some heavy wear.

 

[full stringer]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

royal purple is awsome next to aimsoil f..y...i saw a live demo at napa that stuff actually smoothed out a scored bearing race they did a before and after i physically inspected that bearing is was noisy at first then silent unbelievable product but thats my opinion i use there gear oil in my outdrives and motor oil in everything i own now

 

[Soundslikefun]

Re: use of lucas oil in engien and lower unit

royal purple is awsome next to aimsoil f..y...i saw a live demo at napa that stuff actually smoothed out a scored bearing race they did a before and after i physically inspected that bearing is was noisy at first then silent unbelievable product but thats my opinion i use there gear oil in my outdrives and motor oil in everything i own now

While we are mentioning snake oil. Amsoil.

All marketing, mediocre product. They follow the Bose and Apple business model. Tell people enough that you're better, and they'll believe it even though you can't possible prove it since your product actually isn't any better than the rest.