Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition capable of having a good balance of electrical insulation, seizure resistance and wear resistance. In particular, the lubricating oil composition comprises: (A) a lubricant base oil; (B) an alkaline earth metal detergent; (C) a triazole-based compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2):

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wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.6 are as defined herein; (D) at least one sulfur-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a sulfur-containing heterocyclic ether compound and a sulfide compound; and (E) an ashless dispersant.

Low friction and low traction lubricant compositions that are particularly useful in dry clutch motorcycles and processes for making same. In some embodiments, a lubricant composition can include: an oil base stock consisting essentially of at least one monoester, wherein a concentration of the at least one monoester is about 70.00 to about 90.00 mass %; about 0.20 to about 1.50 mass % of at least one antiwear additive; about 0.10 to about 1.00 mass % of at least one friction modifier; about 1.00 to about 4.00 mass % of at least one dispersant; less than about 0.5 mass % of phosphorus; less than about 0.1 mass % of sulfur; and less than about 0.5 mass % of ash. The lubricant composition can have a traction coefficient that is greater than about 0.010 and less than about 0.023 and an average friction coefficient that is greater than about 0.01 and about less than about 0.10.

This invention provides a lubricating oil composition for automobile transmission that includes: as low-viscosity base oils: (i) between 45 and 95 mass % of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic low-viscosity base oil with a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of between 1 mm.sup.2/s and 2 mm.sup.2/s, and between 0 and 25 mass % of other than a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic low-viscosity base oil with a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of between 1 mm.sup.2/s and 2 mm.sup.2/s, and (ii) between 0 and 35 mass % of a base oil wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is greater that 2 mm.sup.2/s and no greater than 5 mm.sup.2/s; and (iii) between 5 and 55 mass % of an olefin polymer or copolymer, as a high-viscosity base oil, wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is between 100 and 800 mm.sup.2/s. A lubricating oil composition for an automatic transmission wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity of this composition is between 3.8 and 5.5 mm.sup.2/s, the viscosity index is no less than 190, the flashpoint is no less than 140° C., and the reduction ratio of the 100° C. kinematic viscosity after shear stability testing, at 60° C. for 20 hours, is maintained at no greater than 3%.

A method for producing a raw material of grease, including: preparing first thickener raw material; second thickener raw material; first lubricating oil; second lubricating oil; first solvent with a boiling point lower than those of the oils, dissolves the first oil, and does not dissolve a produced thickener; and a second solvent with a boiling point lower than those of the oils, dissolves the second oil, and does not dissolve the produced thickener; dissolving the first lubricating oil in the first solvent, and dissolving or dispersing the first thickener raw material in the first solvent to obtain a first mixed solution; dissolving the second lubricating oil in the second solvent, and dissolving or dispersing the second thickener raw material in the second solvent to obtain a second mixed solution; and mixing the first and second mixed solutions, and reacting the first and second thickener raw materials producing a thickener.

A method for producing a raw material of grease, including: preparing first thickener raw material; second thickener raw material; first lubricating oil; second lubricating oil; first solvent with a boiling point lower than those of the oils, dissolves the first oil, and does not dissolve a produced thickener; and a second solvent with a boiling point lower than those of the oils, dissolves the second oil, and does not dissolve the produced thickener; dissolving the first lubricating oil in the first solvent, and dissolving or dispersing the first thickener raw material in the first solvent to obtain a first mixed solution; dissolving the second lubricating oil in the second solvent, and dissolving or dispersing the second thickener raw material in the second solvent to obtain a second mixed solution; and mixing the first and second mixed solutions, and reacting the first and second thickener raw materials producing a thickener.

A lubricating oil composition includes an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer (A) having 70 to 90 mole % of structural units derived from ethylene and an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.3 to 1.0 dl/g.

A lubricating oil composition includes an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer (A) having 70 to 90 mole % of structural units derived from ethylene and an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.3 to 1.0 dl/g.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

An environmentally-improved motor oil blend and related methods for properly lubricating components of an engine and favorably modifying a plastic response of components of the engine, the blend being free of zinc di-alkyl-di-thiophosphates (ZDDP) and free of zinc di-thiophosphate (ZDTP), comprising: a motor oil selected from the motor oil group consisting of Group I, Group II, Group III, Group IV, and Group V motor oils; a motor oil additive comprising alpha-olefins and hydroisomerized hydro-treated severe hydrocracked base oil; ZDDP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil; and ZDTP omitted from the chemical constituents of the motor oil.

An additive for a lubricating composition includes an ionic tetrahedral borate compound which includes a cation and a tetrahedral borate anion having a boron atom, the boron atom has at least one aliphatic bidentate di-oxo ligand. The cation may be selected to provide detergent and/or dispersant and/or antioxidant properties to a lubricating composition.