Wow, the way this video took off suddenly. I really appreciate the support you guys are showing! For more information on the truck, see the description as well as Neil’s playlist! As of 06/13/2023, oil pressure is still over 30 PSI hot. I also noticed that a cold start lifter tick he had went away after a few days. This engine is a sludge mess for sure. WACH OUT FUR SLUDGE CLIBBINS AMIRITE GOBBLESS HOSSES -sent from Brenda’s glitter oil (yes, I still have it).
Great job, after doing oil changes since 1957, you sure make it look easy, most guys your age don't know how to check the oil, let alone change it. Good luck with the engine swap. will be watching
I've used their injector cleaner and noticed a slight fuel mileage increase. Used their power steering stop leak on my Impala. Never leaked again. Used the trans fix to stop a transmission leak. All worked.
thanks for your video... I've started using a Mobil 0w-40 in my 2005 Hyundai accent along with a mobil M1-104A oil filter that allows for greater oil flow. It has really helped to quiet the engine clicking....
Yeah, Hyundai motors are notorious for failures. Definitely keep that oil clean and a good filter will keep any metallic glitter from tearing anything else up.
I'am Your Newest Subscriber My 1999 Astro Van Has 35-40 Pounds At Start Up Cold . 12 1/2 Pounds Oil Pressure After Driving It And Warming It Up 35 Pounds Driving I'am Kinda scared Of The Lukus I Piut That Same Container Once In 1993 3Cylinder Geo Metro 500 Miles Later I Got A Rod Knocking Undrivable
It's an extreme save additive. My guess is that your Geo Merta was already too far gone. Or it has a really low oil capacity and you added too much. Which would stop it from picking up oil due to being too thick. You substitute a certain amount. For the 4.3, one quart of Lucas with 3.5 quarts of oil is safe. My truck is running strong with Lucas. As long as your oil pressure looks like it does here, you'll be good. Unless something is already making contact in the motor and it's too quiet to notice yet. Good luck! Let me know. Those Astro Vans are awesome little tanks. Love them.
It can tell you if your oil is warm. As your truck warms up, your engine oil thins out. A lot of trucks, especially new ones have fake oil pressure gauges that either sit in the middle or show none at all.
you dont need a lot of pressure at idle ,10-15 lbs at idle is plenty. however having said that , i run that stuff in my cars. my 2005 pathfinder has 280,000 miles on it, runs like new
I remember when someone told me that as a teenager when Brenda's 4.3 had low oil pressure. And I believed them. Biggest mistake. The 4.3 is not as strong as a 350. From personal experience. I'm not taking the chance. My daily, Big Bertha just gets oil. And she's at 220k. 2v 4.6 Modular. Runs like a champ.
I wasn’t trying to improve oil volume. Why would I do that? I wanted to stop the oil from flowing so fast through the excessive bearing clearance. And it worked. I did noticed that a lifter tick I had went away. So there’s that. It did what I wanted it to. Make an engine last longer. I need this truck to haul stuff and potentially tow Brenda to the track one day. That 4.3 will be screaming but the NV3500 will get it there and back in case I break the drivetrain in Brenda.
You are correct, lower pressure equals better flow unless your pump is totally shot. But that said, Lucas does make good quality products. I would say their oil stabilizer is equal to or maybe better than STP oil additive. STP or Lucas can increase oil film strength and help lessen wear but you still need good overall flow. I worked on steam turbines and just for turning by hand we used STP poured into the top of the babbit bearings. As we slow rotated them.
That's how I bought it. I have video on the channel on the entire truck. It does run very good. Just has low oil pressure. Last guy didn't maintain it that well. The guy before him did though.
I happened to notice that your engine had over two hundred seventy thousand miles on it if you want your oil pressure to get better you might want to start using thicker oil, 5 weight oil is what was recommended from factory but that was for it when it was brand new, you should be using thicker oil every hundred thousand miles and Lucas oil
That's overkill. Yes, thicker oil will probably raise the pressure. But it's still not within spec. This engine definitely has excessive bearing clearance. Lack of maintenance is to blame, not the mileage. You can tell when I drained the oil. 500 mile oil should never look like that. Lucas alone is enough to bring the pressure back up on worn engines, if anything significantly thicker is needed, the engine is on borrowed time regardless. If it's an LS (gen III/IV SBC) based engine, the o ring will cause low oil pressure as well. The 4.3 doesn't have an o ring.
For whatever reason, Neil didn't make a mess the first time I changed the oil. That time, it went literally right on the phone. I usually just keep the drain pan underneath. The Dixie cup idea is great though. Definitely a good one.
There's definitely something in there. It's going strong though and I'm ready to change it before Winter. I'll do an update video and show it draining again. I'm just going to keep this engine together until it goes. I want to attempt to rebuild my other 4.3 sitting in the garage and Neil would be a good candidate for that motor. Good way for me to learn how to do a rebuild. The truck has been pretty reliable every time I drive it.
I've used that stuff, as well as the full synthetic, which is not as thick. My Camaro Z-28's oil pressure was not only low, but the needle would jump all over the place at low RPM. The Lucas raised the pressure, and stabilized it. One thing, though: I would not pour the entire bottle in at once, especially before the regular oil. The stuff's very thick. Not sure how quickly it would mix with regular oil in a running engine, but I wouldn't want it to settle anywhere, like the pickup tube, before it got properly mixed.
I prefilled the oil filter. The 3 and a half quarts of 5w-30 definitely went into the crankcase. It’s kind of like dish soap with water running over it. As soon as the oil hits the Lucas, it washes past it but eventually brings it down with it. If the oil wasn’t getting through, the entire valve train on that side would fill up like a pool. Take your valve cover off and you’ll see where all that oil can flow to get to the crank case. It’s nearly ready to be changed. Still holding 30 PSI hot with almost 3k on this change. Running great! I’m doing an update video when I change it. Thank you for watching!
@@jaimegonzalez7926 next week, I should have time. Just used Neil to go get Brenda’s engine a few days ago. That video is dropping soon. Put 3,000 miles on him now and he’s due for an oil change. Lucas is good stuff for sure. I did notice the pressure dropped a tad recently it’s still over 25 PSI hot. This definitely engine has some hidden gems in it.
I'm not sure how putting too much oil in would cause your thermostat to fail. Unless coolant and oil are mixing. Which, if they are, you got deeper problems. And soon to be, serious problems if ignored. Especially if you have "dexkill" coolant.
We shall see what's in it again when I change it next week. It's still putting in work. Love this truck. Lucas got the job done and it's still holding good pressure 3,000 miles later The threatening oil drains are just part of the fun.
I’ll have to look into trying that on this motor or on Eddie, my Bronco. I am getting ready to change this oil and do an update video as lifter tick this motor had came back last week. Still holding oil pressure great. But I want to change it before Winter. Thanks for the recommendation!
What did you try it with? And what were the symptoms? Oil pressure being low at idle when hot usually means you have excessive bearing clearance. This will "fix" your oil pressure. If you have something like a pickup tube issue preventing the pump from actually pumping oil, it will not change a thing. Symptoms of a problem with the oil pickup include low oil pressure right off the bat regardless of temperature and weak overall pressure throughout the RPM range. If your oil pressure does not rise with RPM, you have a pickup issue. Good luck and let me know.
First off, if you're going to comment on a video that is in English, at least understand the language. Second off, I am by no means sponsored. As I stated right off the bat. Seriously? A channel with barely 100 subs isn't getting a sponsorship. I simply have a high mileage POS Silverado that had low oil pressure. I'm not rebuilding the motor. Oil pressure is still holding above 30 PSI hot at idle. The truck is doing the job I'm asking it to do. For how cheap Lucas is, it's hardly increased the cost of the oil change. So there's that.
Stop using that stuff with thin oil. It's better to just go up to a thicker oil all together since it's not only cheaper and simpler but a pure formulated oil is much better than one that has something added to it and that's all lucas does just very poorly. I'm using whatever cheap 15w-40 in my old chevy and i have a steady 35-45 psi in normal driving and she's quiet even when fully hot and hardly burns anymore. That lucas stuff turns to thick varnish and sludge super fast even if you change every 3k miles since it's made out of the lowest grade of base stock since that's naturally the thickest which then thickens the thin oil but it degrades crazy fast.
@@elihernandez330 thicker oil can cause issues with cold starting especially on modern dirty engines. Lucas is perfect safe to use. 5w-30 is not a thin oil by today's standards. It's exactly what GM calls for for the 4.3. I'm happy to report that this engine is still healthy and happy because of Lucas. It actually cleaned the engine. See my update video. It freed up a lot of sludge. A thicker oil will not do that. You run the risk of a lack of oil flow though. Lucas doesn't hurt viscosity when used as directed. I've never heard of or even seen from experience Lucsas turning to sludge. It does free sludge up though inside an engine so it's best to be prepared. That's exactly what it did to this worn 4.3.
Heavy weight oil will raise the pressure but also changes the vecosity of it. Lucas doesn't doesn't do that. Figuring a quart of Lucas costs nearly the same as a quart of oil, it's pretty good stuff.
Wow, the way this video took off suddenly. I really appreciate the support you guys are showing! For more information on the truck, see the description as well as Neil’s playlist! As of 06/13/2023, oil pressure is still over 30 PSI hot. I also noticed that a cold start lifter tick he had went away after a few days. This engine is a sludge mess for sure.
WACH OUT FUR SLUDGE CLIBBINS AMIRITE GOBBLESS HOSSES
-sent from Brenda’s glitter oil (yes, I still have it).
Great job, after doing oil changes since 1957, you sure make it look easy, most guys your age don't know how to check the oil, let alone change it. Good luck with the engine swap. will be watching
I got a video coming today that you'll like!
My 453 Detroit in my old skidder holds 4 gallons of oil . I substitute 1 gallon with Lucas.
Lucas oil products actually work, theyre not snake oil! Theyre lucas oil 😂 nice vid. Use some of their other stuff in that truck and keep her runnin
I've used their injector cleaner and noticed a slight fuel mileage increase.
Used their power steering stop leak on my Impala. Never leaked again. Used the trans fix to stop a transmission leak. All worked.
thanks for your video... I've started using a Mobil 0w-40 in my 2005 Hyundai accent along with a mobil M1-104A oil filter that allows for greater oil flow. It has really helped to quiet the engine clicking....
Yeah, Hyundai motors are notorious for failures. Definitely keep that oil clean and a good filter will keep any metallic glitter from tearing anything else up.
I'am Your Newest Subscriber My 1999 Astro Van Has 35-40 Pounds At Start Up Cold . 12 1/2 Pounds Oil Pressure After Driving It And Warming It Up 35 Pounds Driving I'am Kinda scared Of The Lukus I Piut That Same Container Once In 1993 3Cylinder Geo Metro 500 Miles Later I Got A Rod Knocking Undrivable
It's an extreme save additive.
My guess is that your Geo Merta was already too far gone. Or it has a really low oil capacity and you added too much. Which would stop it from picking up oil due to being too thick.
You substitute a certain amount. For the 4.3, one quart of Lucas with 3.5 quarts of oil is safe. My truck is running strong with Lucas.
As long as your oil pressure looks like it does here, you'll be good. Unless something is already making contact in the motor and it's too quiet to notice yet.
Good luck! Let me know. Those Astro Vans are awesome little tanks. Love them.
I learned something! I never knew that gauge was for oil pressure 😮 I thought it was for oil temperature 😅
It can tell you if your oil is warm. As your truck warms up, your engine oil thins out.
A lot of trucks, especially new ones have fake oil pressure gauges that either sit in the middle or show none at all.
My old f150 had the gauge. This 2008 Honda Ridgeline doesn’t. Trust me I went looking 👀. Just has H and C with some lines.
you dont need a lot of pressure at idle ,10-15 lbs at idle is plenty. however having said that , i run that stuff in my cars. my 2005 pathfinder has 280,000 miles on it, runs like new
I remember when someone told me that as a teenager when Brenda's 4.3 had low oil pressure.
And I believed them. Biggest mistake. The 4.3 is not as strong as a 350. From personal experience.
I'm not taking the chance.
My daily, Big Bertha just gets oil. And she's at 220k. 2v 4.6 Modular. Runs like a champ.
It's actually reading restiance to flow not improving your Oil volume lol but yes it looks good on the Guage.
I wasn’t trying to improve oil volume. Why would I do that?
I wanted to stop the oil from flowing so fast through the excessive bearing clearance. And it worked. I did noticed that a lifter tick I had went away. So there’s that. It did what I wanted it to. Make an engine last longer. I need this truck to haul stuff and potentially tow Brenda to the track one day.
That 4.3 will be screaming but the NV3500 will get it there and back in case I break the drivetrain in Brenda.
You are correct, lower pressure equals better flow unless your pump is totally shot. But that said, Lucas does make good quality products. I would say their oil stabilizer is equal to or maybe better than STP oil additive. STP or Lucas can increase oil film strength and help lessen wear but you still need good overall flow.
I worked on steam turbines and just for turning by hand we used STP poured into the top of the babbit bearings. As we slow rotated them.
My check engine light came on after adding some
That's hard to believe. What car/truck do you have?
Hey Does it read 274,000 miles ? No rebuilds and a stick. It’s just breaking in. Nice work
That's how I bought it. I have video on the channel on the entire truck. It does run very good. Just has low oil pressure. Last guy didn't maintain it that well. The guy before him did though.
Lucky s.o.b. has a manual transmission cat eye chevy
Main reason why I bought Neil. Bought him 3 hours after the listing showed up on Marketplace.
I happened to notice that your engine had over two hundred seventy thousand miles on it if you want your oil pressure to get better you might want to start using thicker oil, 5 weight oil is what was recommended from factory but that was for it when it was brand new, you should be using thicker oil every hundred thousand miles and Lucas oil
That's overkill.
Yes, thicker oil will probably raise the pressure. But it's still not within spec.
This engine definitely has excessive bearing clearance. Lack of maintenance is to blame, not the mileage.
You can tell when I drained the oil. 500 mile oil should never look like that.
Lucas alone is enough to bring the pressure back up on worn engines, if anything significantly thicker is needed, the engine is on borrowed time regardless.
If it's an LS (gen III/IV SBC) based engine, the o ring will cause low oil pressure as well. The 4.3 doesn't have an o ring.
@@RodknockRhett it got over 200.000 miles nothing is a spec
@@toodjackson4438 CTFU!😅 Dasa Gud Answer!!
#Respectfully
Use a dixie cup when removing the filter to keep it from making a mess or pole a hole in the bottom with a screwdriver to drain it.
For whatever reason, Neil didn't make a mess the first time I changed the oil.
That time, it went literally right on the phone. I usually just keep the drain pan underneath. The Dixie cup idea is great though. Definitely a good one.
Would have taken the oil pan off to see if there is slug but I guess you didn’t
There's definitely something in there. It's going strong though and I'm ready to change it before Winter. I'll do an update video and show it draining again. I'm just going to keep this engine together until it goes. I want to attempt to rebuild my other 4.3 sitting in the garage and Neil would be a good candidate for that motor. Good way for me to learn how to do a rebuild.
The truck has been pretty reliable every time I drive it.
@@RodknockRhett Your a good youtuber responding the way you do and with the amount of passion that you write youve got my sub👍
@@AKgarbagemonkey thanks for the support! This started as a hobby but it's becoming more and more of a passion as the days go on.
Just run a quart of atf fluid for 100 miles then drain. Everything will come out
I've used that stuff, as well as the full synthetic, which is not as thick. My Camaro Z-28's oil pressure was not only low, but the needle would jump all over the place at low RPM. The Lucas raised the pressure, and stabilized it. One thing, though: I would not pour the entire bottle in at once, especially before the regular oil. The stuff's very thick. Not sure how quickly it would mix with regular oil in a running engine, but I wouldn't want it to settle anywhere, like the pickup tube, before it got properly mixed.
I prefilled the oil filter. The 3 and a half quarts of 5w-30 definitely went into the crankcase. It’s kind of like dish soap with water running over it. As soon as the oil hits the Lucas, it washes past it but eventually brings it down with it. If the oil wasn’t getting through, the entire valve train on that side would fill up like a pool. Take your valve cover off and you’ll see where all that oil can flow to get to the crank case.
It’s nearly ready to be changed. Still holding 30 PSI hot with almost 3k on this change. Running great! I’m doing an update video when I change it. Thank you for watching!
When will you do the update? Great video @RodknockRhett
@@jaimegonzalez7926 next week, I should have time. Just used Neil to go get Brenda’s engine a few days ago. That video is dropping soon. Put 3,000 miles on him now and he’s due for an oil change. Lucas is good stuff for sure. I did notice the pressure dropped a tad recently it’s still over 25 PSI hot. This definitely engine has some hidden gems in it.
I have a lt1 and used the whole bottle never had any problems.
I put to much oil in my engine and i f up the thermostat
I'm not sure how putting too much oil in would cause your thermostat to fail.
Unless coolant and oil are mixing. Which, if they are, you got deeper problems. And soon to be, serious problems if ignored. Especially if you have "dexkill" coolant.
@@RodknockRhett no I just junk it 70 k and I got it fix but new Toyota my old car was stalling
This Looks like FUEL and oil i think you have other problems
We shall see what's in it again when I change it next week. It's still putting in work. Love this truck. Lucas got the job done and it's still holding good pressure 3,000 miles later
The threatening oil drains are just part of the fun.
Motor medic motor flush
I’ll have to look into trying that on this motor or on Eddie, my Bronco. I am getting ready to change this oil and do an update video as lifter tick this motor had came back last week.
Still holding oil pressure great. But I want to change it before Winter. Thanks for the recommendation!
No it does not....have tried it and difference.
What did you try it with? And what were the symptoms?
Oil pressure being low at idle when hot usually means you have excessive bearing clearance. This will "fix" your oil pressure.
If you have something like a pickup tube issue preventing the pump from actually pumping oil, it will not change a thing. Symptoms of a problem with the oil pickup include low oil pressure right off the bat regardless of temperature and weak overall pressure throughout the RPM range.
If your oil pressure does not rise with RPM, you have a pickup issue.
Good luck and let me know.
En realidad no sirve párese que es pura publicidad al producto
First off, if you're going to comment on a video that is in English, at least understand the language.
Second off, I am by no means sponsored. As I stated right off the bat. Seriously? A channel with barely 100 subs isn't getting a sponsorship.
I simply have a high mileage POS Silverado that had low oil pressure. I'm not rebuilding the motor.
Oil pressure is still holding above 30 PSI hot at idle. The truck is doing the job I'm asking it to do.
For how cheap Lucas is, it's hardly increased the cost of the oil change. So there's that.
Stop using that stuff with thin oil. It's better to just go up to a thicker oil all together since it's not only cheaper and simpler but a pure formulated oil is much better than one that has something added to it and that's all lucas does just very poorly. I'm using whatever cheap 15w-40 in my old chevy and i have a steady 35-45 psi in normal driving and she's quiet even when fully hot and hardly burns anymore. That lucas stuff turns to thick varnish and sludge super fast even if you change every 3k miles since it's made out of the lowest grade of base stock since that's naturally the thickest which then thickens the thin oil but it degrades crazy fast.
@@elihernandez330 thicker oil can cause issues with cold starting especially on modern dirty engines.
Lucas is perfect safe to use. 5w-30 is not a thin oil by today's standards. It's exactly what GM calls for for the 4.3.
I'm happy to report that this engine is still healthy and happy because of Lucas. It actually cleaned the engine. See my update video. It freed up a lot of sludge. A thicker oil will not do that. You run the risk of a lack of oil flow though. Lucas doesn't hurt viscosity when used as directed.
I've never heard of or even seen from experience Lucsas turning to sludge. It does free sludge up though inside an engine so it's best to be prepared. That's exactly what it did to this worn 4.3.
Having a hard time believing this. Heck put 50w oil in ❓❓❓❓
Heavy weight oil will raise the pressure but also changes the vecosity of it.
Lucas doesn't doesn't do that. Figuring a quart of Lucas costs nearly the same as a quart of oil, it's pretty good stuff.