I was just reading a bottle of lucas and i was thinking about mixing half and half stock gear oil and lucas. any suggestions??

 

Why?................

 

it says it will stop hard shifts and stuff, even in a manual. i want to swap fluid anyway since mine is old so i figured i'd put some of that in.

 

Alot of fluilds claim alot of things. Put some good synthetic gear oil like redline or amsoil in there.

 

Agreed. If you want to put anything Lucas in there, then use the Lucas Oil Stabilizer. It's good if you haven't changed oil at correct times and want to get rid of burning oil.

 

Actually, I have put that Lucas gear oil in there but it was more like 75% GL4 and 25% Lucas. It did work rather well, though.

 

Redline Mt90 well difinelty make a difference

 

Go with the Redline mt90, I first used it with a manual Saab I owned in Alaska winters and it gave me an instant smoothness in shifting. I have it in the Max as well, butta.

 

Which lucas product? Lucas makes synthetic gear oil, you may know. They also make about every other kind of fluid, gear oil, or motor oil.

Mixing the 'right' concoction might make a tiny bit of improvement, but mixing the wrong stuff will be Very Bad. Just put in a proper gear oil and move on with life.

Dave

 

dont do it. i put a bottle of that crap in my tranny and im convinced that its part of the reason my tranny **** the bed a few months later. the other being that im the 6th freakin owner!!(damn auction cars)

 

Not worth it to mess with the stuff. Redline synth... best thing you can do.

 

alright guys, sounds cool. i'm ordering some redline asap

 

I know someone who used it, nothin much of a difference. Maybe have yours serviced maintenance. Should do the trick

 

here is link that tested lucas. i wouldn't use it. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

 

Ok guys, heres a noob question. How do you add/ change gear oil??

 

There's a drain plug just like for the oil. The only hard part is putting the new oil in.

 

Where is it located on the car? Thx.

 

i mixed in a quart of lucas to existing amsoil when changing an axle and i noticed that shifting is not as smooth as with just amsoil.

 

Lucas is a brand, so it would really help if everyone would be more specific about that "Lucas" they're putting where.

Dave