What is the besy engine oil for a 2000 vw golf iv?

I want to put in new oil into my 2000 vw golf iv and would like to know the best type.. I have used semi synthetic oil before but it runs out every 5 weeks... My car has 51000 miles on it but its old... Its a 1.6 petrolWhat is the besy engine oil for a 2000 vw golf iv?== when you put any synthetic type oil in a car engine you should stay with that SYN-oil ... It sounds to me that the best you could use in a ""tired motor"" that only has 51K and a very small engine is now the use of 30weight oil. DO NOT USE Q-state, Penzoil, or AMELTIE or any other parafin based oil .... ESSO EXXON, MOBIL, Valvoline, ( you got it ) use a good brand name oil -- you should check the ground under the car engine to see if it is leaking and if so replace the oil pan gasket ... AND .... 12 years for a VW is not old ... you just need to take care to do some maintanience and parts changing and you can stay on the road for another 12 years...be carefulWhat is the besy engine oil for a 2000 vw golf iv?It seems your current oil has too low density in high temperatures. It depends how you drive it and where you drive it, but it seems that you need something that will perform better in high temperature. I'd go for 10W40 or if you're aggressive driver, spend a lot of time in traffic jams, or live in very warm climate then I'd even go for 15W50. Generally you need to make sure that second number won't go bellow 40 (that number tell how well it performs in higher temperatures). I use Motul 300V Competition ( 15W50) for my 2.5 litre Subaru. However, for 1.6 Golf it will be a bit of an overkill. I'd go for Motul 6100 Synergie+ 10W40 which is a very, very decent oil.What is the besy engine oil for a 2000 vw golf iv?Always use what the owners manual tells you, eg the weight and mineral or synthetic always use what is stated in the manual. Car manufactures spend millions of dollars on what oil is best for the engines they build, some 18 year old from an auto store doesnt even know the differance between oils.

Anyway if your engine is using that much oil in 5 weeks I think its time to take it to a workshop and get it checked out, could have worn rings, value stem seals, head gasket, heaps of things could be wrong. Get a pro to check it out.