Patent ID: 8268759
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: C10M,C10N

Abstract:
1. A method for lubricating an internal combustion engine, comprising supplying to said engine a lubricating composition comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) about 1 to about 1000 parts per million by weight of titanium in the form of an oil-soluble titanium material comprising a titanium alkoxide having a number average molecular weight of less than 20,000 and wherein the oil-soluble titanium-containing material further comprises the reaction product of a titanium alkoxide and a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic anhydride; (c) an antioxidant other than a Ti-containing antioxidant, and (d) a metal-containing detergent other than a Ti-containing detergent; wherein said lubricating composition contains less than about 1000 parts per million of phosphorus.