TrailChaser Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 I bought a can of this stuff from AutoZone yesterday and plan on adding it after I change my oil later today... Does anyone have anything pos/neg to say about this stuff??? It only cost $7.55 and it makes claims that are somewhat unbelievable, but for the price I fugure it's worth it to give'em a shot. When I got to the counter to pay, I asked the guy "What's the story on this stuff, any good?" he said that they sell ALOT of that stuff. He also said that mechanics us it as a little trick on some of the older cars they work on because it'll make the car run better as long as it's got high miles... I'm giving it a shot and I'll let everyone know how well it works... I attached the AD from Four Wheeler mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcardamone Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 I have Heard that the Stuff does work to a degree, Unless you have excess Gunk in your Oil already, Then it just clogs Stuff up. I prefer Lucas Oil stabilizer. Works Great! Less filling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonesyUSN Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 lucas for me.. that crap does it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted August 7, 2004 Author Share Posted August 7, 2004 Well it's been two weeks since I added the Restore in with the oil change... I'd say if you're not already relying on Lucas or some other product,,, get some Restore... I'm now a believer... I went from what I considered desent proformance to pretty d@mn good proformance. I wish I woulda checked my 0-60 times before and after, but I didn't.... One thing I can say for sure is. No matter how hard I stomped down on the gas pedal the pathy would just take off without squealin the tires, and most of the time it wouldn't peel out even on hard packed dirt roads. Now I can stomp it and get a nice bark outa the back. I have to get on the interstate between where i live and where I work, and I can definatly tell a difference on the on ramps going from slow to 70-75 as fast as possible. :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 so you just pour a can of that stuff in with your next oil change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 yep just a can in your next oil change. yea from my experience it does seem to work. we used to use it on our old 82 Lincoln Continetal all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingcool Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 I dunno about those oil additives you add to the oil then run for 3000 miles. It seems to me if it cleans your engine it must have some property that will remove gunk from metal. It seems to me this would also make it harder for engine oil to stick to metal parts... I just tried some stuff in a chevy 350 that you add right before an oil change, idle the engine for 5 minutes, then drain and fill with fresh oil. Did a good job, my idle is much better now and it seems to rev better. I like this approach better than having some detergents bouncing around in my engine for 3000 miles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 just change your oil every 3k and you shouldn't need no magic in no can to pull wool over your eyes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 just change your oil every 3k and you shouldn't need no magic in no can to pull wool over your eyes... Nice. This is probably the simplest and cheapest preventative maintenance. I use the high mileage oil and change it at 3K miles pronto in both the Pathy & Camry. People get on me about how I don't need to, especially with that oil. But I don't listen. Sure, over the course of a year it may cost me and extra $20, but its worth it for the peace of mind. Besides, I did the same in my last Nissan and ran over 250K miles without a single engine problem. That says enough to me. Maybe the additives help on an already tired motor, but that's up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChromoTech Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I just use 10w40 Valvoline High Milage no probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonesyUSN Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 i love valvoline high mileage.. some good schyte.. that and about 2/3's of a quart of lucas.. i might have to try that restore stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 wasn't Restore the product that advertised that it "bonds to engine components" to repair the cylinder walls etc? I'm not sure I want to put anything in my engine that BONDS to anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 well i have to change the oil today, so i'm gonna try some of the lucas oil stabilizer. I'll let you know if it makes a big difference over a simple oils and filter change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 ok, i put about 1/3 of a bottle of lucas in with the fresh oil, and i got about 3 little bottles of old oil out of the engine. I'll have to check next time I change it to see if it burned less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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