Lucas Deep Clean Review [Fuel System Cleaner for Motorcycles]

April 27, 2022

Lucas Oil Products began by developing petroleum stabilizers and fuel additives in response to the problems Forrest Lucas had seen in his 20 years as a truck driver. Lucas Oil Products has been in business since 1989 and has expanded considerably over the last 33 years. One of the Lucas products I’ve used regularly on both cars and motorcycles over the years, and for that matter, the garden / garden equipment, is a “real fuel system cleaner” by a company based in Corona, California. It is a deep clean claiming. .. “

Lucas Deep Clean Review Bottle — Lucas Deep Clean is available in sizes from 5.25 ounce bottles to 55 gallon drums.

The effectiveness of many petroleum products tends to be best measured by improving the performance of the equipment and / or reducing wear over time.For Lucas Deep Clean, I have the relevant long-term use experience. Among the 13 motorcycles from the vintage carburetors and point ignition systems from 1973 to 2015 to electronic ignition using EFI, I 1981 Yamaha Seka 750 With in-line 4 cylinders 1985 Honda Shadow 500 V-twin. Both are equipped with carburetors and tend to experience a lot of downtime during the long Midwestern winters. This can cause problems with fuel system varnish buildup, start-up difficulties, and poor performance, even when using premium fuels other than ethanol in the tank. Adding the challenge of starting in cold climates, there are recipes for when it’s frustrating at the first spring startup. People tend to start the riding season when the temperature is in their 40s and the snow is still on the ground. Don’t want to ignite a 40 year old bike. Seca and Shadow are two particularly noteworthy examples. They stay in the far north, ride the least often, and survive the longest periods of fully refueled winter conditions. Neither of these bikes has had the carburetor replaced, rebuilt or cleaned outside the bike. Still, this spring, like in the last few years, both old street bike motors started quickly and looked like new, despite the cold (temperature hovering in the 40’s) and snow still on the ground. It worked. Is there such a thing?

Yamaha Sea 750 and Honda Shadow 500 — If the 1981 Yamaha XJ750RHSeca and the 1985 Honda VT500 Shadow were old carburetors after the snow was still on the ground, the temperature was F in their 40s and not used for a long winter, the first start of spring could be a problem. I have. It is dirty with the accumulation of varnish and gank. They both started right away.

Key factors include battery tenders used during storage to maintain cold cranking amplifiers, regular maintenance, and many years of regular use of Lucas Deep Clean. Of course, that’s easy to speculate. But what makes me think it is? To that end, I find out what it is made of. According to the Material Safety Data Sheet, it is composed of medium fatty petroleum naphtha solvent (30-60%) and polyetheramine (10-30%). No other chemicals have been reported as the concentrations contained in the product are not considered dangerous. Petroleum naphtha is used as a solvent for various cleaning agents. It has a low evaporation point and is useful as a diluent for paints, asphalt, and varnishes. It burns cleanly, leaving virtually no residue of its own. The result is the ability to dissolve dark, ganky varnishes that tend to accumulate over time in the pre-combustion part of the fuel system, from the fuel tank to the intake valve. This is especially important for older bikes, bikes that tend to stay fueled for long periods of time, or both. Petroleum naphtha works regardless of whether the jet and fuel circuit of the carburetor or the nozzle of the fuel injector is slammed.The polyetheramine component helps clean engine combustion chambers, pistons, and valve train components. Amine molecules in the fuel stream attach to carbon deposits that accumulate from the combustion of hydrocarbons in the fuel. It softens the deposits, thereby allowing carbon to be gradually released from the inside of the engine into the exhaust stream.Lucas Oil Products Carbon deposit removal claims to eliminate pre-ignition pings and spark knocks that can be caused by residues, reduce tailpipe emissions, and improve performance and fuel efficiency. Judging by the chemistry of the product, it makes sense that Lucas Deep Clean Fuel System Cleaners can actually do those things. But from my point of view, there is one more thing I can do. It helps to keep the bike running, whether it’s a non-ideal starting condition, old or new.