Patent ID: 6172013
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: C10M

Abstract:
A lubricating composition comprising: a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, from about 0.005 to about 0.2 wt. % of a trinuclear molybdenum compound of the formula:Mo.sub.3 S.sub.k L.sub.n Q.sub.zwherein each L is an independently selected ligand, each having an organo group with a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble or dispersible in the oil; n is from 1 to 4; k is from 4 to 7; Q is a neutral electron donating moiety; and z is from 0 to 5; and from about 3 to about 20 wt. % of a diester of an aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid, the wt. % being based on the weight of the lubricating composition.