Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition used in a diesel engine equipped with a forced-induction compressor, containing a base oil (A) containing a poly-?-olefin (A1), and a viscosity index improver (B) having an SSI (shear stability index) of 20 or less, having a distillation amount of a light fraction of 496° C. or less in a gas chromatography distillation test of less than 80% by volume, having a high retention of the effect of suppressing the formation of deposits that may occur inside the compressor, and being capable of retaining a high efficiency of the compressor for a long period of time, in the use thereof in a diesel engine equipped with a forced-induction compressor having an outlet temperature of the compressor becoming a high temperature reaching 190° C. or more, and a method for using the lubricating oil composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A), a molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B), an ester-based ashless friction modifier (C), and a metal salicylate (D), wherein the content of a molybdenum atom derived from the molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B) is 650 ppm by mass or more on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; a content ratio [C/BMo] of the ester-based ashless friction modifier (C) to a molybdenum atom derived from the molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B) is 5.0 to 10 in terms of a mass ratio; the content of a salicylate soap group derived from the metal salicylate (D) is 0.50% by mass or more on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 4.0 mm2/s or more and less than 9.3 mm2/s, and a high-temperature high-shear viscosity at 150° C. is 1.7 mPa·s or more and less than 2.9 mPa·s.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition is provided, which can reduce friction even when the viscosity is lowered. A lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil, (A) a cleaning agent containing magnesium, and (B) a zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate, wherein the amount of component (A) is 200 to 1200 ppm by weight of magnesium per total weight of lubricating oil composition; the amount of component (B) is 300 to 1000 ppm by weight phosphorus based on total weight of lubricating oil composition; wherein component (B) comprises (B-1) a zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate having a primary alkyl group, and the proportion of the weight of component (B-1) to the total weight of component (B) is 30 weight % or more; and the concentration of boron [B] is less than 100 ppm by weight.

Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition used in a diesel engine equipped with a forced-induction compressor, containing a base oil (A) containing a poly-?-olefin (A1), and a viscosity index improver (B) having an SSI (shear stability index) of 20 or less, having a distillation amount of a light fraction of 496° C. or less in a gas chromatography distillation test of less than 80% by volume, having a high retention of the effect of suppressing the formation of deposits that may occur inside the compressor, and being capable of retaining a high efficiency of the compressor for a long period of time, in the use thereof in a diesel engine equipped with a forced-induction compressor having an outlet temperature of the compressor becoming a high temperature reaching 190° C. or more, and a method for using the lubricating oil composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A), a molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B), an ester-based ashless friction modifier (C), and a metal salicylate (D), wherein the content of a molybdenum atom derived from the molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B) is 650 ppm by mass or more on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; a content ratio [C/BMo] of the ester-based ashless friction modifier (C) to a molybdenum atom derived from the molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B) is 5.0 to 10 in terms of a mass ratio; the content of a salicylate soap group derived from the metal salicylate (D) is 0.50% by mass or more on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 4.0 mm2/s or more and less than 9.3 mm2/s, and a high-temperature high-shear viscosity at 150° C. is 1.7 mPa·s or more and less than 2.9 mPa·s.

Abstract: A lubricant composition contains a lubricant base oil, (A) a detergent containing magnesium, (B) a compound containing boron, and (C) a zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate. The amount of component (A) is in the range of 200 to 1200 mass ppm [Mg] based on the mass of the lubricant composition, and the amount of component (C) is in the range of 300 to 1000 mass ppm [P] based on the mass of the lubricant composition. Component (C) includes a zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate having a primary alkyl group or a secondary alkyl group; the lubricant composition includes zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate having a secondary alkyl group; the mass ratio of the zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate having a primary alkyl group and the zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate having a secondary alkyl group is from 70:30 to 0:100; and the concentration of [B] is from 100 to 300 mass ppm based on the mass of the lubricant composition.

Abstract: A lubricant composition which, in a sliding member, is interposed between a DLC-coated surface and another metal member, in particular, a steel material, the lubricant composition having good wear resistance as well as having a better friction reducing effect than conventional molybdenum friction modifier-containing lubricant compositions. The lubricant composition is characterized by containing a lubricating base oil, (A) molybdenum dialkyl dithiophosphate, and (B) zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate, wherein the amount of phosphorus with respect to the total mass of the lubricant composition is 300-1500 mass ppm.

Abstract: A lubricant composition which is capable of reducing friction, while ensuring anti-wear properties even if the viscosity thereof is decreased. A lubricant composition which contains a lubricant base oil, (A1) a metal salicylate and (B) a molybdenum-based friction regulator, and which is characterized in that: the amount of the component (B) is 500 to 1,500 ppm by mass in terms of the molybdenum concentration [B] in the lubricant composition; the component (A1) is calcium salicylate, magnesium salicylate or a combination thereof; the calcium concentration [Ca] based on the calcium salicylate in the lubricant composition is 0 to 1,800 ppm by mass; the magnesium concentration [Mg] based on the magnesium salicylate in the lubricant composition is 0 to 1,800 ppm by mass; and the total of the calcium concentration [Ca] and the magnesium concentration [Mg] is 200 to 3,000 ppm by mass.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition capable of decreasing friction while ensuring anti-wear properties even if it is reduced in viscosity. The lubricating oil composition comprises a lubricant base oil, (A) a magnesium-based detergent, and (B) a molybdenum-based friction modifier, wherein the amount of component (A) is in the range of 200 to 1200 mass ppm in terms of a concentration in mass ppm of magnesium [Mg] in the lubricating oil composition, and the amount of component (B) is in the range of 500 to 1500 mass ppm in terms of a concentration in mass ppm of molybdenum [Mo] in the lubricating oil composition.

Abstract: 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 8 mm2/s and having an aromatic content of no more than 10 mass %; (B) a metallic detergent including: (B1) a metallic detergent overbased with calcium carbonate; and (B2) a metallic detergent overbased with magnesium carbonate; and (C) a molybdenum sulfide dithiocarbamate or a molybdenum oxysulfide dithiocarbamate, wherein the composition has, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, a calcium content of no more than 1500 mass ppm, a magnesium content of no less than 300 mass ppm, and a molybdenum content of no less than 600 mass ppm; and the composition has an HTHS viscosity at 150° C. of no more than 2.7 mPa·s.

Abstract: The lubricating oil composition of the present invention is a lubricating oil composition containing a lubricating base oil, a metal-based detergent, a molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate compound, and a boron-containing compound, wherein the metal-based detergent contains a calcium salicylate and at least one selected from the group consisting of a calcium sulfonate and a magnesium-based detergent; the lubricating oil composition arbitrarily contains an ashless friction modifier; the content of a calcium atom is 0.12 to 0.16 mass % on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; the content of a molybdenum atom is 0.05 to 0.10 mass % on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; and a predetermined coefficient X is less than 0.050.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for manual transmissions which has anti-seizure properties for shift forks and can provide manual transmissions with excellent shifting characteristics though it has a low viscosity and can save fuel to be used in automobiles. The lubricating oil composition for manual transmissions comprises a lubricating base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 4 to 6 mm2/s, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, (A) 0.14 to 0.20 percent by mass in terms of magnesium of magnesium sulfonate, (B) 0.14 to 0.18 percent by mass in terms of zinc of a specific zinc dithiophosphate, (C) 0.3 to 0.5 percent by mass in terms of sulfur of a sulfur-containing extreme pressure additive other than zinc dithiophosphate, and (D) 0.02 to 0.05 percent by mass in terms of phosphorus of an alkyl phosphite, and having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 25 to 30 mm2/s.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for manual transmissions which has anti-seizure properties for shift forks and can provide manual transmissions with excellent shifting characteristics though it has a low viscosity and can save fuel to be used in automobiles. The lubricating oil composition for manual transmissions comprises a lubricating base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 4 to 6 mm2/s, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, (A) 0.14 to 0.20 percent by mass in terms of magnesium of magnesium sulfonate, (B) 0.14 to 0.18 percent by mass in terms of zinc of a specific zinc dithiophosphate, (C) 0.3 to 0.5 percent by mass in terms of sulfur of a sulfur-containing extreme pressure additive other than zinc dithiophosphate, and (D) 0.02 to 0.05 percent by mass in terms of phosphorus of an alkyl phosphite, and having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 25 to 30 mm2/s.

Abstract: A lubricant composition having a 40° C. dynamic viscosity of 40 mm2/s or less that has wear resistance equal to or better than a lubricant having a 40° C. dynamic viscosity of 76 mm2/s is achieved by providing a base oil with a zinc dithiophosphate and alkaline earth metal salt in an amount to provide a ratio of elemental zinc to alkaline earth metal in the oil in the range of 0.2 to 1.0.

Abstract: Lubricating oil compositions for transmissions comprise (A) a mineral lubricating oil having a kinematic viscosity of from 2.3 to 3.4 mm2/s and a % Cp of 70 or higher defined by ASTM D 3238, as a base oil, (B) a phosphorus compound in an amount of from 0.025 to 0.05 percent by mass in terms of phosphorus based on the total mass of the composition, and (C) a viscosity index improver in such an amount that the composition has a kinematic viscosity of from 5.0 to 6.0 mm2/s, sulfur being contained in an amount of 0.15 percent by mass or less in the composition. The lubricating oil compositions are excellent in fuel efficiency and capable of improving the durabilities of gears and clutches, leading to long lasting gear change characteristics.