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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2005
John Rosenbaum, Richmond, CA (US);
Marc J. DE Weerdt, Machelen, BE;
Thomas Plaetinck, Zomergem, BE;
Nancy J. Bertrand, Lafayette, CA (US);
John Rosenbaum, Richmond, CA (US);
Marc J. De Weerdt, Machelen, BE;
Thomas Plaetinck, Zomergem, BE;
Nancy J. Bertrand, Lafayette, CA (US);
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A manual transmission fluid having a VI greater than 160 and a Brookfield viscosity at −40° C. less than 30,000 cP. It comprises: 1) a base oil (made from a waxy feed) having less than 0.06 wt % aromatics, greater than 5 wt % total molecules with cycloparaffinic functionality, and a ratio of molecules with monocycloparaffinic functionality to molecules with multicycloparaffinic functionality greater than 20; and a manual transmission fluid additive package. In another embodiment, the manual transmission fluid comprises: 1) a base oil having a high VI and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. greater than 5.5 cSt, 2) less than 0.01 wt % pour point depressant, and 3) a manual transmission fluid additive package. This invention is also directed to a process to make the manual transmission fluid, comprising the steps of hydroisomerization dewaxing, selecting base oil fractions having a high VI, and blending the fractions with an additive package.