Lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine

1. A lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine, comprising as essential components the following component (A), component (B), and component (C), wherein a phosphorus content of the composition is 50 ppm by mass to 1,000 ppm by mass and a molybdenum content of the composition is less than 1,000 ppm by mass:

Component (A): at least one mineral oil;

Component (B): at least one compound represented by the following formula (1),

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

Z represents a hydrocarbon group represented by formula (6), formula (7), or formula (8)

and n represents a number from 1 to 10, wherein an average of n is 1.06 to 1.4; and

Component (C): at least one metal-containing antioxidant selected from the group consisting of

(i) a molybdenum dithiocarbamate compound represented by the following formula (3),

(ii) a molybdenum dithiophosphate compound represented by the following formula (4),

(iii) a molybdenum amine obtained by reacting a hexavalent molybdenum compound with a primary or secondary amine represented by the following formula (5), and

(iv) a mixture of a zinc dithiophosphate compound represented by the following formula (2) and the molybdenum dithiocarbamate compound represented by the formula (3), the molybdenum dithiophosphate compound represented by the formula (4) and/or the molybdenum amine obtained by reacting the hexavalent molybdenum compound with the primary or secondary amine represented by the formula (5),

wherein R 9 and R 10 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and a represents a number of 0 to 1/3;

wherein R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom;

wherein R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 each represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and X 5 , X 6 , X 7 and X 8 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom;

R 19 —NH—R 20   (5)

wherein R 19 and R 20 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, provided that R 19 and R 20 do not both represent hydrogen atoms.

2. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 in the formula (1) each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

3. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) is at least one mineral oil selected from the group consisting of a paraffin-based mineral oil, and a naphthene-based mineral oil.

4. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphorus content in the lubricating oil composition is 200 ppm by mass to 1,000 ppm by mass.

5. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , further comprising 0.01 mass % to 5 mass % of a nonmetallic antioxidant with respect to the component (A).

6. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of an anti-wear agent, a friction modifier, a metal-based detergent, an ashless dispersant, a viscosity index improver, a pour point depressant, a rust inhibitor, a corrosion inhibitor, and an anti-foaming agent.

7. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the component (C) is (iv) the mixture of the zinc dithiophosphate compound represented by formula (2) and the molybdenum dithiocarbamate compound represented by the formula (3), the molybdenum dithiophosphate compound represented by the formula (4) and/or the molybdenum amine obtained by reacting the hexavalent molybdenum compound with the primary or secondary amine represented by the formula (5), and

wherein the phosphorus content ratio between component (B) and component (C) is 9/91 to 91/9.