| CPC C10M 101/02 (2013.01) [C10M 169/04 (2013.01); C10M 2203/1006 (2013.01); C10M 2203/1025 (2013.01); C10M 2203/1045 (2013.01); C10N 2020/02 (2013.01); C10N 2030/02 (2013.01); C10N 2030/10 (2013.01); C10N 2040/04 (2013.01); C10N 2040/25 (2013.01); C10N 2070/00 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
blending a Group II base stock having
a T10 distillation point of at least 482° C.,
a viscosity index in a range of 95-119,
a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. in a range of 320 cSt to 550 cSt,
a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of 24 cSt to 41 cSt,
greater than or equal to about 90 wt. % saturates,
less than or equal to about 10 wt. % aromatics, and
a sum of terminal/pendant propyl groups and terminal/pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.7 per 100 carbon atoms,
with at least one additional base stock comprising a Group I base stock and one or more additives to form a lubricating fluid,
wherein the lubricating fluid has a saturates content of at least 70 wt. % and less than 90 wt % and an oxidation performance indicated by a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. (KV100) increase measured according to ASTM D5704 of 30% or less, or
an oxidation performance indicated by a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. (KV100) increase measured according to ASTM D2893 of 6% or less.
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