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A new approach to oil lubricity improving is considered. It bases on changes in molecular structural ordering of adsorbed oil boundary layers governed by a highly oriented solid substrate. Among diamond-like coatings with varying structure there are some ones (with monocrystalline or polycrystalline structures) having orientation effect on molecular ordering of lube oils what leads to decrease in friction coefficient. It is shown that orientating and adsorption effects of carbon coatings can be intensified by additional active centers creation on their surfaces, particularly by nitrogen atoms doping. The tribotests had shown better antifriction properties of nitrogen doped coatings at various contact loads both under dry friction and under friction in lube oils as compared with that of amorphous carbon coating and uncoated steel.