# 2004 Cadillac SRX #- Consumes oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-srx-consumes-oil/145935>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cadillac\
**Created:** [August 4, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-srx-consumes-oil/145935 "2019-08-04T01:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![melvin14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@melvin14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melvin14)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-srx-consumes-oil/145935/1 "2019-08-04T01:24:16Z")

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car has 125,008 miles. uses a lot of oil but don’t smoke or knock what up?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-srx-consumes-oil/145935/2 "2019-08-04T10:55:43Z")

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> [@melvin14](#):
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> uses a lot of oil

What do you think is a lot ?  
How many miles do you go before you need to add a quart?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-srx-consumes-oil/145935/3 "2019-08-04T13:32:15Z")

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Worn engine will use more oil than a newer one. A lot? What do you consider a lot? A quart every 1500 miles at this point wouldn’t be a lot.