Strange looking Spark Plugs

[robroy55]

Hi Folks,
My new to me 2002 24 valve SES 36K, stumbles very bad when putting the peddle to the metal. I took out the spark plugs and saw that the spark area of the plug, the bottom part of the plug came to a *point* and not flat and round like all other plugs I have seen??
Is this normal for this engine and plug??

Thanks for any help and advise.
Rob Roy

[vicv]

You might have paltinum plugs. They are *pointier* than non-platinum plugs. Most newer cars have plats as the std plug. I have to guess that the electrode was still there. I say that 'cause I had plugs lose the electrode.

[shorod]

Originally Posted by robroy55

Hi Folks,
My new to me 2002 24 valve SES 36K, stumbles very bad when putting the peddle to the metal. I took out the spark plugs and saw that the spark area of the plug, the bottom part of the plug came to a *point* and not flat and round like all other plugs I have seen??
Is this normal for this engine and plug??

Thanks for any help and advise.
Rob Roy

Try running a bottle of fuel injector cleaner through the car (the kind you pour into the gas tank) and see if you problem gets better.

As a previous poster mentioned, the appearance of your plugs sounds normal for platinum plugs.

-Rod

[Johnsmatrix]

Could be plug wires.....

[road_rascal]

I doubt it's the wires. I would try a bottle of Chevron Techron fuel treatment, and change the air and fuel filter. Maybe take a look at the throttle plate and see how dirty that is. If it looks really gunky, spray a little Seafoam Deep Creep (or Amsoil Power Foam or your favorite intake cleaner) in there. I hose down the throttle plates in both my '99 Taurus 24v and '01 Windstar whenever I replace the air filter.