;)
Lucas Oil Stabilizer Is an oil thickener, Why does Micro-Armor beat Lucas Oil Stabilizer?
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:03AM Don't Believe Micro-Armor Is The Best On The Market?
See What Our Customers Have To Say!
Who Uses Micro-Armor? Click Here To Find Out!
Why does Micro-Armor beat Lucas Oil Stabilizer?
Short Answer
Lucas Oil Stabilizer is an oil thickener. It contains no anti-wear or repair additives for engine protection and repair. Micro-Armor 1000 is an engine treatment that contains patented anti-wear and repair additives not contained in existing engine oils and treatments. Micro-Armor 1000 protects and repairs engine wear by filling in scratches caused by friction and smoothing metal surfaces. This action reduces friction and improves engine performance and longevity.
Longer Answer
Your engine’s oil is circulated throughout the engine by the oil pump. When the engine shuts off, gravity causes the oil to drain off the engine parts and collect at the bottom in the oil pan. Then, when you start your engine, the pump starts working and the oil is circulated throughout the engine again… but not instantaneously. For the initial few seconds of engine (and oil pump) start up, some engine parts are moving against each other, causing friction and wear, with little or no oil protecting them. It is during these few seconds of engine startup that much of engine wear occurs. This situation is often referred to as a “dry start”.
Unlike Micro-Armor 1000, Lucas Oil Stabilizer contains no anti-wear or repair additives. Lucas Oil Stabilizer works by
1.) thickening your engine’s oil to “cushion” a little more against friction and
2.) helping the oil to resist gravity and stay on the parts a little longer when you shut the engine off.
This thickening action is demonstrated by Lucas Oil’s “oil climbing the spinning gears” comparison display at many auto stores. A thicker oil will do the same thing. Addressing the first point, many experts say that if you want a thicker oil to get better protection then just use a thicker oil. On the second point, Lucas Oil Stabilizer will improve the dry start situation, but only so much. Eventually gravity wins, the oil still drains to the bottom of the engine, and you still get friction and engine wear at start up. Again, Lucas Oil Stabilizer contains no anti-wear or repair additives.
Micro-Armor 1000 Engine Treatment is a patented, engine oil additive made of soft ductile metals, uniform and spherical in shape, ranging from 5 to 15 microns in size. Metallurgists in the field of tribology (the study of friction) confirm that soft metals provide superior friction-reducing quality and enhanced lubrication between two hard surfaces.
These soft metals are coupled with special suspension agents to provide a solid boundary lubrication that can provide enhanced engine performance even under extreme conditions. As metal moves against metal, these microscopic soft-metal particles migrate into pits, crevices and scratches caused by friction. Unlike conventional film lubricants and thickeners that try to make scratched up metal surfaces “slippery”, the Micro-Armor 1000 Engine Treatment micro-metals fill, pack and plate the imperfect surfaces. Smoother engine surfaces mean less friction.
The remaining micro-metals constantly circulate to provide added lubrication while seeking out new areas of surface wear to repair. A step beyond ordinary lubrication, Micro-Armor 1000 Engine Treatment protects and preserves new and old engines alike. The proper use of Micro-Armor 1000 Engine Treatment can help reduce engine wear, prevent dry starts, increase gas mileage, reduce exhaust emissions, and increase the life of your engine.
