7duster4
Well-Known Member
After seeing all the discussions about what oil to use I decided to add Lucas stabilizer. I had about half a quart sitting in my garage. I have heard that it's really good stuff and being as thick as it is it prevents metal from touching metal and will always remain at the top of the engine instead of flowing down to the pan when sitting for a while. I pulled the car on the lift to drain one quart of the oil. The car wasn't even close for an oil change. The 318 has I believe over 1,000 miles since rebuilt and around 500 miles on the current oil. Im positive the oil in it is castrol 10w-30. I mixed half a quart of the castrol I had left in my garage to the lucas bottle and shook it up so it wouldn't be as thick. After adding it in, the dipstick registered just a little above "full". When I started it to pull out of the shop I could easily hear a ticking sound coming from the engine. After running for a couple minutes and pulling outside it didn't stop. Anyone know why this could be happening? It has never done it before. I won't be starting it again until tuseday so i'll see if it's still doing it. I hope this won't turn into a problem down the road. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks