The present invention is directed to a low
sulfur and low
phosphorus lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating
viscosity and (b) one or more dispersants (c) one or more anti-oxidants and (d) one or more detergents, wherein the lubricating oil composition is essentially free of
zinc di-
alkyl di-thiophosphates and contains no more than 0.1 weight percent
sulfur and provided the lubricating oil composition does not contain alkylated and non-alkylated aromatic amines and tri-nuclear
molybdenum compounds. The present invention is also directed to a low
sulfur and low
phosphorus lubricating oil composition comprising (a) an oil of lubricating
viscosity (b) a borated dispersant and a non-borated dispersant (c) a
molybdenum anti-oxidant and a phenolic anti-oxidant and (d) a high overbased and a low overbased
calcium sulfonate, wherein the lubricating oil composition is essentially free of
zinc di-
alkyl di-thiophosphates and contains no more than 0.1 weight percent sulfur and provided the lubricating oil composition does not contain alkylated and non-alkylated aromatic amines and tri-nuclear
molybdenum compounds. The present invention is also directed to method for lubricating internal
combustion engines, which comprises lubricating the engine with a low sulfur and low
phosphorus lubricating oil compositions of the present invention.