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Whats the best oil additive to thicken my oil?

My engine has started to make a ticking noise.its a high mileage vauxhall engine.Cars only worth a few hundred pounds so i don’t want to spend money on repairing it.someone told me that you can get an additive for your oil which will thicken it up and quieten the engine down. does anyone know the best additive to do this? thanks

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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

lucas oil stabilizer works great. also you could try using some Seafoam in the oil it works great. helps to clean stuff out of lifters and various other areasbut I would highly recommend Lucasyou can pick it up at your local parts store or probably even walmart... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

This Site Might Help You.RE:Whats the best oil additive to thicken my oil?My engine has started to make a ticking noise.its a high mileage vauxhall engine.Cars only worth a few hundred pounds so i don’t want to spend money on repairing it.someone told me that you can get an additive for your oil which will thicken it up and quieten the engine down. does anyone know…... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

https://shorturl.im/avBrK Rings could be the problem but so could a stuck pcv valve. See if you can not find a bottle of “no smoke”. It is not much more than a thickening agent for the oil... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

why put additive in the oil? why not change the oil and go to a heavier oil. if you don,t want to change the oil then get what i got for a car once. i got some cd2 oil additive at auto zone.... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

If you don’t repair it it will probably go bang and then it won’t be worth anything!Thickening the oil is not a good idea!... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

The ticking noise is probably due to sticking valve lifters. Putting in a higher viscosity oil will probably make it worse. Try some valve lifter treatment which will clean the lifters and quiet them down.... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

howard L is right a thinner oil or engine cleaner will unstick the lifters then fill with castrol fully synthetic 10-60 it makes any engine run quieter with hardly any oil use or burning... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

i would say go with lucas motor oil additive and to use a thicker weight oil in the car. that way you can cover the vavles and the other motor components better and quiet your sound.... Show More
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Waylon Ward

Feb 20, 2025

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Feb 20, 2025

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