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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Infineum International Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Joseph P. Hartley, Oxford, GB;
Anne W. Young, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Abstract
A lubricating oil composition, a method of reducing low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in a direct-injected spark-ignited internal combustion engine, and a use of a lubricant composition to reduce LSPI events in such an engine. Preferably, the composition comprises a detergent package comprising a borated calcium detergent, wherein the detergent package provides a calcium content in the composition of at least 0.12 mass %, based on the total mass of the composition, and wherein the borated calcium detergent provides a boron content in the composition of at least 100 ppmm, based on the total mass of the composition. Optionally, the composition comprises a first detergent comprising a calcium detergent, and a second detergent comprising a borated calcium detergent.