Lucas Oil Treatment

Does it Work?

By Larry Diaz

I think that most car clubs have members that have similar driving habits to our members. Four of our club members drive their cars on a daily basis. The rest of our members drive their cars to meets or events on an occasional basis. I fit into this later category where I may go as long as four weeks in-between drives. With the car sitting for such a period, all the oil has a tendency to drip down into the oil pan.

When I’d start the car, the valves would rattle quite a bit until oil pressure was built up, which seemed to take forever. I’d sit there and imagine all the wear and tear happening during this “dry” start-up. I had read some of the promotional literature for Lucas Oil Treatment. They claimed, among other things, that their product would protect against dry start-ups. Since I was primarily concerned with dry start-ups, I figured what the heck, I’d give it a try and besides, what could go wrong with a name like Lucas on the product (what was I thinking?)! On my next oil change, I followed the instructions on the bottle and replaced one of the quarts of oil with the treatment.