i have a 2001 400ex and im wondering if it is necessary to add marvel mystory oil or lucus oil treatment to the oil? Has anyone done this before? did it do anything?

 

I've heard good things about Lucas oil treatment, very low wear on the bottom end. Marvel Mystery Oil is good for cleaning out hydraulic lifters but I don't know anyone that uses it as a regular oil additive.

 

http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbi...&snakeoil.html

Just run a high quality synthetic oil. You don't need any additives. I prefer ester synthetics like Maxima Extra or Ultra, or Motul 5100 (Redline in my truck). A second choice might be Mobil 1 or Amsoil which are PAO synthetics.

 

well.. i just added the lucus to my oil and it works good. The engine runs smoother when at idle but i will see how it is this weekend.. i pu the marvel's in the gas. I think im just gonna put the marvel in my gas can.

 

Is the oil treatment WET CLUTCH COMPATIBLE??? Is it motorcycle specific? (Can't get their web site to work so I can check it out.) If this is some super slick additive for a car, you might just end up with a slipping clutch! It will be an interesting experiment, thankfully at your expense. It's a crap shoot with this kind of stuff. You pay your money, and you take your chances.

If you search the net, you will see that some aviation gas is leaded, and some folks are putting the Marvel stuff in their gas to clean out the lead deposits.

 

well... i called them up. I asked them if i can use it in a atv and they said it can. I also asked them if it will harm any of the parts on the bike. They said no. It also says on the bottle... for all high performance engines.

 

Yeah, but we aren't just talking ENGINE here. Your ATV has an integrated TRANSMISSION with a wet clutch that shares oil with the engine. Many of the additives in car oil, are not at all compatible with a wet clutch. Their web site doesn't seem to be working right, but by what little I could learn, they talk about it not "draining down". That is, the oil clings to the metal, to give you some added protection at startup. That is exactly what an ester synthetic does, because the molecules are highly polarized. Is this stuff just some ester synthetic??? Why not just run an ester synthetic oil, which has advantages over other synthetics??? (PAO synthetics are not polarized).