# Car keeps fauling plugs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-fauling-plugs/39228>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** thunderbird, ford\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-fauling-plugs/39228 "2009-11-09T03:15:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bigelowc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bigelowc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigelowc)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-fauling-plugs/39228/1 "2009-11-09T03:15:03Z")

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why and what can i do to fix it

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-fauling-plugs/39228/2 "2009-11-09T03:27:45Z")

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Year? Miles? Oily or fluffy carbon?

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**Author:** ![bigelowc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bigelowc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigelowc)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-fauling-plugs/39228/3 "2009-11-09T03:36:59Z")

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1988 t-bird 149000 miles no loss of oil.dont know a lot about cars.whats fluffy carbon

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-fauling-plugs/39228/4 "2009-11-09T06:27:26Z")

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Can you pick your fouling out of the line up?: [http://www.aa1car.com/library/reading\_spark\_plugs.jpg](http://www.aa1car.com/library/reading_spark_plugs.jpg)

Also, are all of the plugs fouling equally, or does one or more seem to be worse?