A lubricating oil composition and method of for providing an acceptable number of low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine using the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, and an additive composition that includes an overbased calcium-containing detergent having a TBN greater than 225 mg KOH/g, and one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compounds are derived from a molar ratio of secondary alcohol to primary alcohol of 20:100 to about 100:0 and have an average total carbon content of greater than 10 carbon atoms per mole of phosphorous. The lubricating oil compositions contains the overbased calcium-containing detergent in an amount to provide greater than 900 ppm to less than 2400 ppm by weight calcium, and at least 0.01 wt. % of the zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate, both amounts based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition.

Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising the reaction product of a nitrogen containing reactant wherein the nitrogen containing reactant comprises an alkyl di-alkanolamide, an alkyl di-alkanolamine, or mixtures thereof; an acidic molybdenum compound; and a salicylate compound. Also disclosed is a method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising said lubricating composition and a method for preparing a molybdenum containing friction modifier.

The present invention relates to additives for reducing friction and wear in lubricants. In particular, the present invention relates to novel salts and their use in lubricating oil compositions for reducing friction and wear. In particular, the present invention relates to one or more ionic liquids, wherein the one or more ionic liquids comprise one or more cations and one or more Group 6 metal mononuclear metallate anions.

An object of the present invention is to provide a lubricating oil composition which, even while exhibiting an excellent friction reducing effect by combining plural types of molybdenum-based friction modifiers, has excellent high-temperature detergency, oxidation stability and copper corrosion resistance. The object has been achieved by a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A), a molybdenum-based friction modifier (B), a metal-based detergent (C), and an ash-free dispersant (D), wherein the molybdenum-based friction modifier (B) contains two or more selected from the group consisting of a binuclear molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B1), a trinuclear molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B2), and a molybdenum-amine complex (B3); the metal-based detergent (C) contains a sulfur atom; the ash-free dispersant (D) contains a nitrogen atom; the acid value derived from the binuclear molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B1) and the trinuclear molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B2) is less than 0.04 mgKOH/g; the content ratio of a sulfur content (C.sub.S) derived from the metal-based detergent (C) to a nitrogen content (D.sub.N) derived from the ash-free dispersant (D), [(C.sub.S)/(D.sub.N)] is 0.30 to 0.85 in terms of the mass ratio; and the phosphorus content based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition is more than 0.04% by mass and less than 0.10% by mass.

A lubricating oil composition, including a base oil (P) and a copolymer (X). The copolymer (X) contains the following structural units (a) to (c): structural unit (a): a structural unit derived from a monomer (A) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, structural unit (b): a structural unit derived from a monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group and a polar group, and structural unit (c): a structural unit derived from a monomer (C) having a polymerizable functional group and a cyclic structural group. The copolymer (X) has a mass-average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 50,000, a content of the copolymer (X) in terms of resin content is 0.10% by mass to 2.5% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition, and the lubricating oil composition has a 100 C. kinematic viscosity of 8.2 mm.sup.2/s or less.

A preparation method of a chelated lithium molybdate lubricant additive includes: adding kaolin and HDTMS into deionized water, performing magnetic stirring and ultrasonic treatment, then stirring to perform a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, filtering, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain alkylated kaolin; adding the alkylated kaolin and APTMS into deionized water, performing magnetic stirring and ultrasonic treatment, then stirring to perform a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, centrifuging, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain amino/alkylated kaolin; adding the amino/alkylated kaolin into a chelated lithium molybdate ionic liquid, stirring for a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, filtering, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain the chelated lithium molybdate lubricant additive. The prepared lubricant additive has good dispersibility in base oil, and performs well in friction reduction and anti-wear.

A preparation method of a chelated lithium molybdate lubricant additive includes: adding kaolin and HDTMS into deionized water, performing magnetic stirring and ultrasonic treatment, then stirring to perform a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, filtering, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain alkylated kaolin; adding the alkylated kaolin and APTMS into deionized water, performing magnetic stirring and ultrasonic treatment, then stirring to perform a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, centrifuging, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain amino/alkylated kaolin; adding the amino/alkylated kaolin into a chelated lithium molybdate ionic liquid, stirring for a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, filtering, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain the chelated lithium molybdate lubricant additive. The prepared lubricant additive has good dispersibility in base oil, and performs well in friction reduction and anti-wear.

A lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine with a roller follower type valvetrain is disclosed. The composition includes major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; one or more magnesium detergents in an amount to provide 100 to 1000 ppm of magnesium to the lubricating oil composition; 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of organic friction modifier; and d) optionally a viscosity modifier present at no more 0.5 wt %. The composition is substantially free of molybdenum friction modifier and has a total boron content ranging from 20 to 200 ppm.

A lubricating oil composition is disclosed. The composition includes a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, one or more alkylhydroxy benzoate compound derived from isomerized normal alpha olefins, and oxidation inhibitor system comprising a molybdenum-containing antioxidant and a diphenylamine. The molybdenum-containing antioxidant is present in an amount to provide at least 120 ppm of Mo to the lubricating oil composition. The diphenylamine is present in an amount to provide 0.5 wt. % or more to the lubricating oil composition.