Abstract: Lubricant or lubricant concentrate on mineral oil and/or synthetic oil basis having improved lubricating properties, in particular improved load bearing, sliding and corrosion inhibiting properties, which containsa) one or more mineral oils and/or synthetic oils as base oil andb) at least one tetravalent to octavalent alcohol having at least one quaternary carbon atom as well as at least one ester bond in its molecule and having a density d.sub.20 of at least 0,900 and an enthalpy H of at least 350 kcal/kg,c) at least one asymmetric organometallic compound,d) at least one phosphor containing substance,e) at least one sulfur-containing substance andf) further usual additives.