(19)
(11) EP 1 104 800 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/23

(21) Application number: 00310763.8

(22) Date of filing: 04.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C10M 163/00, C10M 141/12
// (C10M141/12, 129:44, 135:30, 135:10, 139:00, 137:10, 135:18, 133:12, 129:10),(C10M163/00, 159:22, 159:24, 139:00, 135:18, 137:10, 133:12, 129:10),(C10N10/04, 30:04, 30:10, 40:25)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.12.1999 JP 34312899

(71) Applicant: ORONITE JAPAN LIMITED
Minatu-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Andoh, Hiroki
    Haibara-gun, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Fujita, Hirokazu
    Haibara-gun, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Kozuka, Mitsuaki
    Haibara-gun, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Nakazato, Morikuni
    Ogasa-gun (JP)

(74) Representative: Nash, David Allan et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD
London WC2B 6UD (GB)

   


(54) Lubricating oil composition for gas engines


(57) The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines, particularly gas engines utilizing gaseous fuel, such as natural gas or liquid propane gas. The lubricating oil composition of the present invention is useful in a method of improving the detergency and oxidation stability at elevated temperatures of gas engines. The lubricating oil composition comprises (a) a base oil, (b) a metal-containing detergent, (c) a boron-containing alkenyl- or alkylsuccinimide, (d) a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, (e) an oxidation inhibitor and (f) an ashless dithiocarbamate.





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