Re: Short trips and sludge
What you're seeing on the oil cap is not so much sludge as it is an oil and water (moisture) mixture ... very common on the 112 and 113 MB engines IF driven short distances (engine didn't reach optimal operating temp.) which appears to be all that your Crossfire was driven. Fear not as this is not necessarily a bad sign ... just a sign to get out and drive it on longer trips.