UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 7, 2005

                            THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Ohio                       1-5263              34-0367600
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)       Identification No.)


   29400 Lakeland Boulevard, Wickliffe, Ohio                 44092-2298
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (440) 943-4200

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

            The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
            including the Exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall
            not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
            the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information
            contained in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
            reference into any registration statement or other document filed
            pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless such
            subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.

            A copy of the news release of The Lubrizol Corporation dated
            February 7, 2005 announcing the Company's results for the quarter
            and year ended December 31, 2004 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
            this Current Form 8-K.

            Net income as adjusted for exclusion of restructuring charges, the
            write-off of acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D)
            costs and the currency forward contract gain is net income per our
            consolidated results, adjusted for restructuring charges, the
            write-off or credits related to acquired IPR&D costs and the impact
            of the currency forward contract gain in the first quarter.
            Management believes that both net income and net income as adjusted
            for exclusion of these special charges and credits assist the
            investor in understanding the results of operations of The Lubrizol
            Corporation.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

                99.1  The Lubrizol Corporation press release dated February 7,
                      2005 announcing The Lubrizol Corporation's financial
                      results for quarter and year ended December 31, 2004
                      (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION

Date February 7, 2005
                                         By: /s/ Leslie M. Reynolds
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                                         Name: Leslie M. Reynolds
                                         Title: Corporate Secretary and Counsel