Lubricant with nanoparticulate additive

A method of manufacturing a fluid, comprising:

• providing an oil;
• dispersing a plurality of carbon nanotubes within the oil wherein each carbon nanotube has a diameter between 0.5 nanometer and 120 nanometers and wherein at least 0.76 percent of the plurality of carbon nanotubes have OH functionalized surfaces;
• and
• dispersing a plurality of boron nitride particulates within the oil, wherein each of the plurality of boron nitride particulates have a particle size between 50 nanometers and 90 nanometers, and wherein each boron nitride particulate of the plurality of boron nitride particulates is separate from each carbon nanotube of the plurality of carbon nanotubes;
• wherein the fluid has a concentration carbon nanotubes between 0.08 grams and 0.4 grams of carbon nanotubes per 946 milliliters of the oil and has a concentration of boron nitride particulates between 0.08 grams and 0.4 grams of boron nitride particulates per 946 milliliters of the oil.