Lucas Fuel Additive: More MPGs or not? 17.5 MPG + Lucas = ??? MPG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2019
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I drove my 2005 Ford Mustang GT for over 2,000 in 2 days, mostly 75 MPH. I used 3 ounces of Lucas every fill up. MPG increased from 20 MPG to 22 MPG. The car ran great for an old Ford with 157,000 miles. The Lucas treatment saved me 10 gallons of fuel and cleaned the fuel system.
I don't use it to boost MPG but to keep the fuel pump and injectors lubed up.
I know some people use 2 cycle oil as a fuel system look but that will slowly ruin your catalytic converter.
I have a 2012 bmw x5 with the n55 engine and a custom tune. on average i get about 350 miles on a full tank(20 gallons). With the Lucas complete fuel treatment I get 410 miles on a full tank. I buy the 1 quart size bottle and i get 4 fills out of it. It pays for itself almost 4 times over.
Wow, very cool to hear. Guess it depends on the car
I get the gallon
I was getting 14.1mpg around town in my 2016 V6 Camaro then i threw on a CAI and used Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and gas treatment and now im getting as of yesterday 19.1MPG best on the car is 21.1 MPG. Fuel range went from 303 miles on a single tank to 349 miles per tank so all in all WORTH IT‼️💯
Why use premium in that though?
I ve been using twice 3 oz of 32 oz bottle of fuel treatment with injector cleaners & fuel conditioners every fill up to 1/2 gas tank which was about 9 gallons. It has increased the horse power & gas mileage immediately right after the second use of 3 oz of 32 oz bottle because it has fuel conditioners in it. 5.25 oz small bottle did not increase gas mileage at all but increased horse power.
My seldom driven 2018 toyotaco prissypoo 2.7l loves this! No stink! My generators love this also. Very slight smell in exhaust at start up in ice.
Nice!
I definitely get better mileage when I add the Lucas, best guess is about 3-4 mpgs. My car is supposed to get 27 highway, with Lucas 31-32mpg, without it’s usually under 27.
its not for fuel range, its for clean the inside of the engine and keep it clean
Theoretically, a "cleaner" engine should be more efficient than a dirty one.
I use this to clean injectors...and it does that very well. I didn't care about the fuel savings difference.
Lol... right. I'm using it just to clean my injectors, and next fill up, I'm throwing octane boost with my 89. I'm looking for vroom.
It all depends on the specific needs and condition of your vehicle. It’s highly effective helping cold starts on older vehicles. It certainly help a clogged up system get better overall flow and thus help MPG but if your engine is already fairly clean it won’t magically produce more MPG
I appreciate these honest snake oil reviews. Sometimes things don’t workout as we had wished. Also appreciate the chipmunk voiceover 😂
Surprisingly it is sold in big gallon jugs at Love's/Pilot/etc, and seems to sell well. Must have more impact on other stuff. We were consistently getting between 17-18 for the entirety of the 70mph stretch, so it wasn't a delayed effect either.
You should not waste your money using premium unless your vehicle calls for it. Premium is for higher compression engines or performance based engines. I used Lucas and picked up 2 mpg lol
@@captainobvious5993 That is true by and large. Top Tier Gas is more the benefit of what you want to be after (that doesn't mean highest grade gas ) , Top Gier Gas ..... has more additive than the Government minimum that is required.
So example: a few different retailers agree among all say 3 grades of gas 87 octane, 89 , 91 that they will have more additive than govt mandated. Shell, exxon-mobil, and many others are part of that program.
Top Tier Gas Brands > www.toptiergas.com/licensed-brands/
Top Tier Gas Explained > th-cam.com/video/bm14Cw1pt24/w-d-xo.html
@@lightningsmokerXx I use plus becase my hemi calls for it.
I got your oiled snake right here.
There is another Lucas injector cleaner that also says "and fuel conditioners" I think it might work better. Also do 2 tanks without and 2 tanks with the product. I think the second tank will be better once its been ran through good.
Thanks! I will have to try that
Damn bacc when gas was cheap 😆
Finally a product that just works!
:-)
I use that & along with Shell regular fuel no issues
MY VW Jetta was losing power. It was stopping at every red light. also even going at high speed it was still trying to stall out. it was really bad. so i went and picked up some Lucas injector cleaner. after it set in the tank for 3 hours my car no longer did it any longer. that stuff is the ish for sure.
Sweet! What a great result
$2.90 per gallon for premium !! Yeah I’ll take that.
My tacoma say to use 87 reg gas why do you use premium
I can't tell any mileage difference in my 01 F150 .. however it did smoothe out the rough idle
Yeah, seems to be pretty hit or miss. Thanks for watching
I got 2 to 3 mpg better in my 84 Nissan pickup using this stuff. It really seemed to help with the BS ethanol blend gas. Fun fact, it takes twice as much crude oil to produce the ethanol that E10 replaces. Kind of a stupid transition. I burn ethanol free whenever possible.
I used Lucas and power steering went out, my car was loosing acceleration power??
It will make motors knock and smoke horribly, then lock up.
The only thing that will really improve your MPG is keeping the tire pressure set correctly, accelerating slowly, and driving no faster than 65mph. My Sequoia does about 20 when I drive like that and goes down to about 15 to 17 when I speed up. The lucus is more for keeping your system cleaner.
Yup, seems right
I don't know, I put Shell in and drove harder and got better gas mileage
@@midwestpanther98 Premium with V Power?
@@GarageMaxedOut no, just regular ol' 87. I thought of doing V Power but I had such good improvement compared to using Speedway gas that I wasn't sure how much better I could get. I'm going to try a local gas station next. All the police agencies use it and have been for years, so surely it has to be pretty good.
@@midwestpanther98 I have NEVER seen that and I would challenge anyone to prove that. in any car. It is just physics, if you drive hard you will get less MPG regardless of what brand you use., period.
How often can I use these gas additives? I used one on my jeep that gets horrible mpg and I got lots more mpg. Could I put it in my gas everytime I fuel up?
Yes, you can use it every time you fill up.
Lots more 👍
Yes
I heard once a month. I tried once a month. Sometimes I forget or don't do it but this Lucas works great. Just use the original one in the little bottle.
And you also have to take into consideration this is just one trip you made with it. If you were to buy the bigger bottle and use it consistently for a while I'm sure you would notice a difference. And also like you said it is supposed to be an injector cleaner and fuel system cleaner also
Yup, true true
It will lubricate fuel pump
Lube your pump does it
I get about 260 miles too a near empty tank.14 gallon tank.98 lesabre.with lucas.without...197 miles..same with marvel mystery oil.
Wow, thats pretty good
The Exxon Mobile gas pump handles fill up my tank more than the other gas stations. You just filled up with Exxon.
same with Shell.
Bg44 k excellent product for cleaning carbon deposits
In a 2017 fusion 2.0 turbo it gained 4 mpg while using this in its gas.
Nice!
Personally I would do a few things differently. Hwy mpg stays pretty constant since more rpms makes more compression anyways so the fact this stuff adds compression would be more helpful to see it improve idle and low speed driving. city mpg and mixed driving would be a better test. I would like reccomend maybe a sound test on the engine, this stuff does add some lubricity to the top end and if you have a port injected vehicle it is supposed to help the valve seats and the valve itself seals on a thin layer of Lucas making it quieter, wear less, and better compression. I'm not gonna defend this, I think MMO works better than this, but it's got credibility to its name still being a Lucas product. I'd say this stuff is more recommended for really old worn out vehicles but the effects are more noticeable on let's say "sporty engines" like some Honda k20s and ford mustang v8s it perks them up alot but on my old Chevy silverado and this 4runner, they kind of run the same no matter what. They don't really react to much and will run the same no matter how old and worn out. It's weird but that's what I notice
There is a “max” size of response that people are willing to read. You seem like you want people to read what you have to say and you’re having the opposite effect with such a lengthy comment. They click and then inherently ignore your entire post when the entire novel of a response is revealed
@@tinali9200 that was also a lengthy response tina. He is correct. Short and sweet. Happy trails.
@@jeffroW0331 74% shorter than his by word count….
I do not know why they advertising as gas saver, but what its does for sure 100% positive: lubricates fuel pump, injectors and upper cylinder first ring and adding oil to first ring will increase compression, now the bad part it will make upper cylinder dirty from burning this oil.
It's a clean burning additive. It's designed to be burnt kind of like a 2 cycle oil is but it's cleaner than that. Some people try 2 cycle oil but this has cleaning additives and is a bit thinner than 2 cycle. It's not like pouring a splash of mobil 1 in the gas tank
@@redlinearroyo847 i notice adding 2 cycle oil my car more powerful , but this I can not notice anything
@@skhochay perhaps this stuff isn't thick enough. If your car responds well to 2 cycle it's probably at the next level of wear and if that works, good for you and keep using it once in a while.
@@redlinearroyo847 no you can not use it will kill the valves
@@skhochay does it? I've honestly never tried 2 cycle. I stick with mmo but I know Lucas is a good second alternative. But MMO has 100 years of proof with farmers and mechanics
Have you try asmoil
@testestestestest My check the engine light went on what could it be because I’ve been using too much lucas oil
@testestestestest I have a 17 gallon
@testestestestest Do you think I damage my fuel pump
You use it on every fill up
Thanks! Ill save my $$$$ ! Snake oil... sheesh I get 13.4 Mpg. That is reality.
Yeah these 4runners aren't known for fuel economy unfortunately
@@GarageMaxedOut my 1985 4runner SR5 5 speed on 35's and 5:29 gearing gets 22mpg using PURE gasoline, not E10 crap. no need for injector cleaner. just use PURE gasoline.
One trip, and same speed is not a baseline. Not a fan of any additives. MPG has at least a dozen variables that need to remain the same, and repeated, consistently to establish a baseline. 99% out there do it wrong.
Read instructions on the back of the bottle 😬
You can't base the results on one trip....it needs time to clean, get rid of unwanted deposits and lube the upper cylinders and head .....
It's a treatment, it's not magical....
I don't know how long you are using 91 or 93 gas but premium already did the job to clean all your component. Premium has a lot more detergents in it.
Great point, thank you!
No it doesn’t lol
The fuel economy part of the claim is only really valid if you're driving a car with dirty injectors that aren't atomizing the fuel right. People dump this stuff in a car with 30k miles and complain they aren't getting better mileage.. well, duh. There's was nothing wrong with your injectors.
You didn’t science it correctly
It's not really designed for a clean engine...
Thanks for watching and commenting
Only one test is not enough. 3-5 full tank + stuff cleaner. Do not use gas w/ethanol. Use super gas, 91, 93, 94. To me 100 km has increased for one full tank+stuff and the engine is like new, smoth, no smoke on the muffler, no noise, etc.
Wow, good results!
To day all the new engine need good gas. Use AT LEAST, AT LEAST, AT LEAST, at least regular gas and at least ethanol in gas. Read the car manual more times. The engine are built for pure gas, any kind. DO NOT PUSH ENGINE TO MAX RPM. PINKING is a cancer for an engine.
Good advice
Watch out for car jackers, Brandon's America
You are using the wrong fuel that’s why you don’t see the benefits
Learn about type of fuels and engine compression
you wasted the product by adding that bottle and filling up the tank. you need to add only 1 gallon of gas and 1 bottle of lucas while still close to empty. because if you add too much gas/fill up the tank, then you will dilute all the bottle of the additive from all the gas you put
Weird, that’s not what the bottle says. Thanks for the comment though, maybe helpful to others who are experimenting with it.
That’s right read the instructions on the back of the bottle
Any additive you add to your fuel tank needs to be added to a tank that is no more than 1/2 full so that the additive can be diluted when more gas is added. The amount of additive you add is based upon the capacity of the tank. The additive then disperses and the ratio of gas to additive is proper when the tank is full.
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I have started using Lucas fuel treatment starting at an average mpg of 23 mpg.
In a 2000 Korean vehicle.
Approximately 6 treatments later this vehicle has reached 33.4 mpg on a regular trip from GSO to East Tennessee .
My daughter was the original owner. So the history is absolutely documented and “lived”.
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It improved every trip , very noticeable on the 421
Going up to Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway (West Jefferson).