The present technology is related to imide containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.

The present invention provides a lubricating oil additive, including: a molybdenum compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1); and a sulfur-based composition (B) containing a sulfur-based compound (b-1) represented by the following general formula (2) and at least one kind of sulfur-based compound (b-2) represented by the following general formula (3) or (4), and a lubricating oil composition containing the additive. In the formula (1), R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 each represent alkyl groups having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the groups being identical to or different from each other, and X.sup.1 to X.sup.4 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. In the formula (2), R.sup.5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and “a” represents a number from 1 to 10. In the formulae (3) and (4), R.sup.8 to R.sup.11 each represent alkylene groups having 1 to 28 carbon atoms, the groups being identical to or different from each other, R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and “b” and “c” each independently represent a number from 1 to 8, provided that at least one of R.sup.12 or R.sup.13 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to the use of a diester of the following formula (I):
R.sup.a—C(O)—O—([C(R).sub.2].sub.n—O).sub.s—C(O)—R.sup.b  (I),
as an additive to improve the anti-wear properties of a lubricant composition comprising one or more anti-wear additive(s).

The present technology is related to amide or ester containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.

The instant disclosure generally relates to lubricating compositions having an oil of lubricating viscosity, a mixture of boron-containing and boron-free dispersants, an overbased magnesium-based detergent, an overbased calcium-based detergent, a molybdenum-containing material, and, optionally, other performance additives. The instant lubricating compositions may improve one or more of cleanliness, TBN retention, fuel economy and low-speed preignition (LSPI).

The invention relates to the use of quaternized nitrogen compounds as a fuel and lubricant additive or kerosene additive, such as in particular as a detergent additive, for decreasing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct-injection diesel engines, in particular in common rail injection systems, for decreasing the fuel consumption of direct-injection diesel engines, in particular of diesel engines having common rail injection systems, and for minimizing the power loss in direct-injection diesel engines, in particular in diesel engines having common rail injection systems; the invention further relates to the use as an additive for petrol, in particular for operation of DISI engines.

A composition for cleaning a combustion engine system. The composition comprises a hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon comprises respective first and second hydrocarbons. The first hydrocarbon comprises a lubricant, wherein the lubricant has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of less than 80 C. The second hydrocarbon comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon, wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of greater than 62 C. The composition further comprises an oxygen donor. The oxygen donor comprises respective first and second oxygen donors. The first oxygen donor comprises a hydroxyl group and has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of from 45 C. to 95 C. The second oxygen donor comprises a carbonyl group or an ether group and has a flash point, measured according to ASTM D93, of from 50 C. to 120 C.

A lubricating oil composition comprising greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, and an additive composition comprising: an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphates (ZDDP compounds) and an amount of one or more viscosity modifiers, wherein an amount of phosphorus (P) in weight percent provided to the lubricating oil composition by the one or more ZDDP compounds divided by the amount of the one or more viscosity modifiers (VM) in weight percent based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition is a P/VM quotient of more than about 0.0075. The lubricating oil composition can improve resistance to engine deposits and extend oil drain intervals of an internal combustion engine.

A dispersant composition is described. The composition includes a succinimide dispersant composition comprising a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl succinimide and a heteroaromatic glycidyl ether having a structure: ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 is a heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.

The present invention relates to specific derivatives of dimer fatty acids, compositions comprising them and a method to reduce pour points.