| abstract |
The invention is lubricated by a cylinder lubricant comprising a basestock of lubricating viscosity, an overbased metallic detergent and an oil soluble sulfur-containing or phosphorus-containing compound, thereby scuffing-type the cylinder wall. A cylinder of a two-stroke crosshead marine diesel engine characterized by an output of at least 4,000 kW / cylinder, which raises the onset temperature of mechanical wear. |