94 cabriolet sludge question

[Brett Dikeman]

At 2:13 PM -0500 1/18/03, AV8oR wrote:
>I am helping to maintain a friends 94 cabrio V6.
>I changed the oil yesterday and found a creamy tan sludge on
>the bottom of the oil filler cap.


Condensation from combustion gasses- water is a natural byproduct.

If the engine never fully warms up, such as when making lots of short
trips, the  moisture condenses on cool engine parts and/or never
really boils off.

Ask her what her common driving pattern is, especially right before
you changed the oil.  Also, did you warm up the engine a little
before changing the oil?  That'd do it too, with the cold weather...

Brett
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