I’m a new driver. I have 2013 Buick Verano. Three weeks ago I saw that the oil level in my car was almost zero even though it had only been 1.5 months since I last changed oil. I topped it up with one qt of full synthetic oil. Today I see that oil level is again zero. Am I doing something wrong? Can I just keep filling the oil every month until next oil change.
If your cars oil dipstick barely any oil in it and you’re driving it on 1 quart of oil then that’s bad. Your car takes 5 quarts. Now don’t go pouring 5 qts in right now because you don’t want to overfill it, but slowly add oil till it hits the full line. Pour some in, wait a few minutes for the oil to settle, check the dipstick. Keep doing it until it’s at the full line.
Just make sure you’ve got a paper towel or something to wipe the dipstick clean each time you check it.
Make it a habit of checking it daily and topping it off. If the car gets too low on oil it’s going to destroy the engine. Are you not seeing any puddles of oil under your car or any oil dripping?
When I added 1qt, the dipstick had oil in 2 slots out of 3. When I inspected, there seems to be some fresh oil on some of the components. And no, I don’t see oil puddles under my car.