# Oil usage **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lesabre, buick\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-usage/54036 "2010-08-23T23:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grimek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@grimek](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grimek)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-usage/54036/1 "2010-08-23T23:01:29Z")
2004 buick lesabre 72000 mi uses oil approx one quart after 1600 mi.using synthetic. should oil level be maintained at “full” between changes ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-usage/54036/2 "2010-08-23T23:13:08Z")
This rate of oil consumption is completely within normal limits–even for a new car. As a result, I suggest that you not lose any sleep over the issue. And, yes, you should maintain the oil level as close to “full” between changes as possible. I am an advocate of adding oil once the dipstick shows that the level in the crankcase has fallen by 1/2 qt. Just be sure to add slowly, so as to not overfill the crankcase. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-usage/54036/3 "2010-08-24T00:51:31Z")
I concur.