Reddit reviews Lucas Complete Engine Treatment Cleaner & Lubricator (16 oz)
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Cleans and lubricates multiple systems in your vehicleHelps the fuel to burn more completelyCleans your engine and forms a protective barrier against heat and frictionShipping: Can NOT ship 2nd Day Air and can only ship in the 48 Continental United States
Ok cool. I ride a TaoTao which is a similar Chinese manufactured scooter.
Yours has a 139QMB GY6 engine. This is a VERY VERY common engine in Chinese scooters across brands. You can find TONS of videos on YouTube describing how to maintain and repair them. You can usually get better search results searching for "50cc GY6" or "139QMB"
They require semi-frequent maintenance if you want it to be reliable and last a long time. They are dead simple to work on, even if you have never touched a wrench in your life. All the tools you need come to about $100-150 total and I list most of them toward the bottom of this post. Some other things on that post may be useful for your scooter too like the no-install alarm and magnetic oil plugs.
Unless you are wealthy I highly recommend taking the time to watch YouTube videos about GY6 maintenance and doing it all yourself. You can easily buy all the tools you need for the cost of 1 mechanic visit and parts are easy to get on amazon and very cheap. For reference a brand new carburetor is about $20, fuel filters are $3, air filters $7, and the entire engine+transmission assembly is $300 should you need to replace the whole engine. And even a carburetor can be changed in under 30 minutes with less than 10 screws needing to be removed.
The most common maintenance is changing your oil. You should do this when you first get it, then again at 50 miles, 250 miles, 500 miles, and every 300-500 miles thereafter. I personally use Valvoline Motorcycle Full Synthetic 10W-40 in mine and after 300 miles it is black AF. Here is a good video how to do it
The second most common maintenance is adjusting your valve clearances. This one can be scary AF for a newbie because it involves taking body panels off and taking the cover off the top of the engine. Here are two VERY detailed step by step videos: one, two. After you do it the first time it becomes no big deal and unless you go crazy with the adjustment the worst case is your engine will make more noise or wont start until you re-adjust it.
In addition to YouTube videos there are links to 2 different GY6 services manuals on the /r/taotao sidebar that may be useful, one is a PDF the other is a link to order the Haynes service manual. They are both good in different ways.
I recommend using non-ethanol gas if you have it in your area. If not it probably doesn't hurt to put a capful of Lucas treatment in with each fillup. When ethanol-free isn't available I personally spring for premium and add Lucas to it. Many people use regular 87 ethanol gas in them all the time, though and as long as you are using it frequently and not letting it sit then this should be fine. If you do use ethanol gas and need to let your bike sit then be sure to add enough fuel stabilizer to it or drain all the fuel out first.