Abstract: Organo molybdenum containing oils of lubricating viscosity having improved high temperature frictional properties are made using semi-packages of additives. The semi-packages contain: (A) a dispersant, a zinc salt, and a detergent and (B) an organo molybdenum compound. The packages are formed individually prior to mixing.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a low P content of 0.01 to 0.1 wt. %, and a sulfated ash of 0.1 to 1 wt. %, which is composed of a) a major amount of mineral base oil having a low S content of at most 0.1 wt. %; b) an ashless alkenyl or alkyl-succinimide dispersant; c) a metal-containing detergent (non-sulfurized alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an alkylsalicylic acid and/or non-sulfurized alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an alkylphenol derivative having a Mannich base structure); d) Zn-DTP; e) an oxidation inhibitor (phenol compound and/or amine compound) and wherein the sulfur content is 0.01 to 0.3 wt %. The lubricating oil composition shows good high temperature detergency notwithstanding its low S, P, and sulfated ash content, and is favorably employable in diesel engines using fuel of an extremely low sulfur content.

Abstract: A lubricant composition suitable for fuel injected two-stroke cycle engines includes an oil of lubricating viscosity, an amount, sufficient to reduce or prevent piston scuffing, of a mixture of (A) at least one phenol selected from (A-1) an aminophenol and (A-2) a reaction product of a nitrophenol and an amino compound, and (B) at least one Mannich dispersant, amine dispersant, nitrogen-containing carboxylic dispersant, or ester dispersant. The composition further includes an amount, sufficient to reduce degradation of the lubricant composition upon exposure to oxygen or oxides of nitrogen, of a nitrogen-containing inhibitor, a hindered phenol inhibitor, or a sulfur-containing organic inhibitor.

Abstract: Oxygen-containing compounds, particularly compounds wherein the oxygen is present in OH-groups, such as alcohols, sulfonic and carboxylic acids, or metal salts thereof, serve as lubricants for ceramic materials, particularly silicon nitride materials under high stress and high load conditions.

Abstract: A homogeneous composition comprising (A) at least one polymeric carboxylic ester viscosity improver optionally containing nitrogen-containing groups, and (B) at least one hydrocarbyl group substituted ashless dispersant wherein the hydrocarbyl group has M.sub.n ranging from about 200 to about 800, and the weight ratio of (A):(B) ranges from about 3:1 to about 1:3, where in one embodiment, the polymeric carboxylic ester viscosity improver is (1) a polyacrylate ester copolymer, optionally containing nitrogen containing groups, containing from 2 to about 30 carbon atoms in the ester group and having M.sub.n ranging from about 10,000 to about 150,000, and in another embodiment, the polymeric carboxylic ester viscosity improver is (2) an esterified carboxy-containing interpolymer, having RSV ranging from about 0.05 to about 0.

Abstract: The invention pertains to oil soluble copolymers derived from ethylene and 1-butene which have a number average molecular weight between about 1,500 and 7,500, at least about 30 percent of all polymer chains terminated with ethylvinylidene groups, and ethylene-derived content of not greater than about 50 weight percent, and which form solutions in mineral oil free of polymer aggregates, as determined by light scattering measurements. Lubricating oil additives, particularly dispersants, produced by the functionalization and derivatization of these copolymers have enhanced performance (e.g., improved dispersancy and pour point) in lubricating oil compositions, attributable in part to the combination of properties characterizing the copolymers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for reducing the copper-lead bearing corrosion of a formulation that includes a major amount of an oil of lubrication viscosity and a minor amount of a corrosion-reducing additive comprising:(A) a dispersant with a total base number of from 20 to 160 on an oil-free basis, with the proviso that the dispersant is substantially boron-free;(B) a metal salt of a phosphorus acid; and(C) a metal overbased composition comprising at least one carboxylate, phenate, or sulfonate wherein the metal is lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium or calcium, and wherein the improvement comprises(D) a borate ester.

Abstract: 1. A composition for reducing the copper-lead bearing corrosion of a formulation that includes a major amount of an oil of lubrication viscosity and a minor amount of a corrosion-reducing additive comprising(A) a borated dispersant with a total base number of from 20 to 160 on an oil-free basis;(B) a metal salt of a phosphorus acid; and(C) a metal overbased composition comprising at least one carboxylate, phenate, or sulfonate wherein the metal is lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium or calcium, and wherein the improvement comprises(D) a borate ester.The borated ester and borated dispersant provide from 20 to about 800 parts per million (ppm) mass of boron in the composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to shear stable multigrade oils for crankcase lubrication of gasoline and diesel engines which oils are substantially free of viscosity modifier additives and comprise a detergent inhibitor package of lubricating oil additives, which package includes an ashless dispersant comprising an oil soluble polymeric hydrocarbon backbone having functional groups in which the hydrocarbon backbone is derived from an ethylene alpha-olefin (EAO) copolymer or alpha-olefin homo- or copolymer an M.sub.n of from 500 to 7000. Such multigrade crankcase oils without viscosity modifiers are more economical and may provide better diesel performance and seal comparability. The oils are also substantially shear stable and may be used in turbocharged engines and racing engines, with reduced mechanical breakdown of the oil.

Abstract: A method of increasing the static coefficient of friction of an oleaginous composition, such as an ATF, comprising adding to a major portion of an oil of lubricating viscosity a friction increasing amount of an oil soluble friction increasing reaction product comprising (a) an oil soluble substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, branched hydrocarbyl group containing from about 12 to about 50 total carbon atoms, (b) a linking group, and (c) a nitrogen-containing polar group, wherein the polar group contains at least one nitrogen atom and, optionally, contains at least one atom selected from the group consisting of boron, oxygen and sulfur atoms, and wherein the polar group is linked to the branched hydrocarbyl group through the linking group.

Abstract: In a motor vehicle, especially a heavy duty motor vehicle, having a transmission equipped with at least one cone-type synchronizer and an axle or differential gearing, the same lubricant is used for both such mechanisms. The lubricant has a viscosity grade level of from SAE 75W90 to SAE 85W140 and comprises base oil containing at least (i) Mannich base ashless dispersant; (ii) metal-free, sulphur-containing antiwear and/or extreme pressure agent; (iii) metal-free, phosphorus-containing and nitrogen-containing antiwear and/or extreme pressure agent; and (iv) overbased alkali or alkaline earth metal carboxylate, sulphonate or sulphurized phenate having a TBN of at least 145. The lubricant contains at most, if any, 100 ppm of metal as one or more metal-containing additive components other than (iv).

Abstract: Adducts useful as fuel or lubricating oil additives are disclosed. The adducts comprise the reaction product of at least one quinone compound and an amine-containing polymeric material comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) a first amine-containing polymer derived from a hydrocarbon polymer having a number average molecular weight of from about 300 to 20,000 and (ii) a second amine-containing polymer having a carbon-carbon backbone and formed by the process of polymerizing an organometallic compound-masked nitrogen containing monomer and a polymer chain monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, C.sub.3 to C.sub.25 alpha-olefins, and mixtures thereof, followed by deashing to remove the organometallic compound; wherein the amine-containing polymeric material has within its structure at least one reactive amino group selected from the group consisting of primary amino groups, secondary amino groups and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition, comprising: (A) a Mannich dispersant having a base number in the range of about 45 to about 90; (B) a boron compound; and (C) an organic phosphorus acid or ester, or derivative of said phosphorus acid or ester. In one embodiment, this composition further comprises (D) a thiocarbamate. In one embodiment, this composition further comprises (E) a nitrogen-containing ester of a carboxy-containing interpolymer. These compositions are useful as additives for lubricants and functional fluids, and are particularly useful as additives for automatic transmission fluids for enhancing the torque characteristics such automatic transmission fluids.

Abstract: An oil-soluble lubricating oil additive useful as a dispersant, comprising Mannich Base condensates of an alkyl (hydrocarbon or polymer) substituted hydroxy aromatic compound with an aldehyde and a heavy polyamine. A heavy polyamine is a mixture of polyalkylenepolyamines comprising small amounts of lower polyamine oligomers such as tetraethylene pentamine and pentahexamine but primarily oligomers with 7 or more nitrogens, 2 or more primary amines per molecule, and more extensive branching than conventional polyamine mixtures.