A crankcase lubricating oil composition for the crankcase of a spark-ignited or compression-ignited internal combustion engine, comprising a magnesium-containing detergent, in an amount sufficient to provide from 200-4000 ppm magnesium to the lubricating oil composition, in combination with an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible molybdenum compound in an amount sufficient to provide from 600-1500 ppm molybdenum atoms to the lubricating oil composition, and with an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible boron-containing compound in an amount sufficient to provide from 200-600 ppm boron atoms to the lubricating oil composition to improve the friction and fuel economy performance.

A lubricating oil additive composition comprising at least one organomolybdenum compound and at least one 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole alkyl polycarboxylate compound.

The present invention relates to a dinuclear molybdenum complex with ligands selected from fatty tertiary amines of formula (I):
R—N[(CH.sub.2).sub.nR.sup.2][(CH.sub.2).sub.nR.sup.3]  (I)
wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl comprising 3 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 20, advantageously 7 to 17 carbon atoms; n, identical or different, represents 2 or 3; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, identical or different, represent an O, OR, NR′.sub.2, COOR′, or COO group, where R′, identical or different, represents a hydrogen atom or an alkaline or alkaline earth metal, preferably R′ is H, preferably R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, identical or different, represent an OH or NH.sub.2 group.

The present invention relates to a dinuclear molybdenum complex with ligands selected from fatty tertiary amines of formula (I):
R—N[(CH.sub.2).sub.nR.sup.2][(CH.sub.2).sub.nR.sup.3]  (I)
wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl comprising 3 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 20, advantageously 7 to 17 carbon atoms; n, identical or different, represents 2 or 3; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, identical or different, represent an O, OR, NR′.sub.2, COOR′, or COO group, where R′, identical or different, represents a hydrogen atom or an alkaline or alkaline earth metal, preferably R′ is H, preferably R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, identical or different, represent an OH or NH.sub.2 group.

Lubricating oil composition is provided. The composition includes several components including a base oil, a primary antioxidant including alkylated diphenylamines having an alkyl group derived from a propylene tetramer; and a sulfonate detergent.

Provided is a lubricating oil composition to be used in an internal combustion engine having a sliding mechanism including a piston ring and a liner, the lubricating oil composition including: a base oil; (A) a poly(meth)acrylate; and (B) an organic molybdenum compound, in which: (A) the poly(meth)acrylate contains a polymer (A1) including a repeating unit derived from a (meth)acrylate represented by the following formula (1) and having a mass-average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 500,000; and a content of (B) the organic molybdenum compound in a total amount of the composition is from 0.01 mass % to 0.2 mass % in terms of a molybdenum atom: wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, or a functional group-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms.

A lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine including: (A) a lubricant base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2 to 5 mm.sup.2/s; (B) a metallic detergent in an amount of 500 to 2500 mass ppm in terms of Ca and 100 to 1000 mass ppm in terms of Mg, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, the metallic detergent including both (B1) a Ca-containing metallic detergent and (B2) a Mg-containing metallic detergent; (C) a boron-containing additive in an amount of 50 to 1000 mass ppm in terms of boron on the basis of the total mass of the composition, wherein the boron-containing additive is oil-soluble or oil-dispersible and is stable in oil, and wherein the boron-containing additive may compose at least a part of the component (B); and (D) an oil-soluble organic Mo compound in an amount of 100 to 2000 mass ppm in terms of Mo on the basis of the total mass of the composition, wherein a mass ratio (MB/Mg) of boron content of the composition (MB) to Mg content of the composition (Mg) is 0.5 to 10.

The present invention generally relates to lubricating oil compositions comprising a biobased base oil, methods of lubricating an engine with said lubricating oil compositions. Also disclosed is the use of said lubricating oil compositions in an engine.

The use of berated dispersant, preferably in combination with polyalkylenyl succinic anhydrides, to stabilise an additive concentrate which includes a salicylate detergent and a nitrogen-free ashless organic friction modifier.

A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition is formulated to be resistant to turbocharger deposit formation in the boosted internal combustion engine, as shown by its ability to ensure a TCO Temperature Increase of less than 9.0% as measured using the 2015 version of the General Motors dexos1® Turbocharger Coking Test. The lubricating oil composition may also have a low NOACK volatility, as measured by the method of ASTM D-5800 at 250° C.