Spark plug Autolite or Motorcraft

If its just painted like some cheap plugs such as some autolites then yes its needed.

So here is my experience with gaps on this engine. The wife 09 Passat was misfiring so I decide to replace the plugs. I buy Autolite double platinums which were gapped huge. Turns out the 0.032 gap was not correct after all and it should have been 0.028. Big difference, this baby flies again (GIAC tune).

I changed the spark plugs to Autolite Double Plat plugs from Autozone. The smoke cleared up and it is MUCH easier to keep cranked in the cold (30's F) in the morning. It still has a very light stumble every few cycles and a louder engine idle than I'd like, but runs good and seems to be much better.

I got a Ford, so I use Motorcraft. They work great.

Autolites last as long for me as the NGK's. Either of them last about 10k miles for me. Any longer than that and I start getting missfires. The Autolites can be found for about $1.00 each

My dad just returned a set of autolites. I installed them and had immediate misfire.

Once we got a good local supplier for Motorcraft plugs a few years ago we almost never install Autolite.

There seems to have been quality issues with those for quite a while. I couldn't count how many times we removed fairly new Autolite spark plugs and replaced them with a better brand to fix a misfire.

I wouldn’t put autolite plugs even in my lawnmower. NGK or Denso only.

Do not get Autolite, I've seen them cause trouble and issues in Honda engines.