Eco Boost F150 for car only application

Fordlover wrote:

wwest wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

wwest wrote:

nipster wrote:
I think the anti-ecoboost hysteria is in full swing in this thread...

The issues reported here affect a very small number of people, in very specific circumstances

But like someone else mentioned, if it's just going to be a daily driver, you probably dont need the EB engine, maybe just the base V6

"very specific circumstances.."

Yes, but Rh (relative humidity) circumstances for which we humans have no sensory perception....

"specific..."

Not really.

High Rh, >90%, short drive in cruise = Condensate pools.

Moderate Rh, 70-90%, long drive in uninterrupted cruise = Condensate pools.

CEL/mis-fires = condensate ingestion.

Also, rare.

There is a fairly wide cross section of Ecoboost owners on this site.
Ranging from early 2011 models all the way up to very recent 2014 models. But complaints about power losses are in the extreme minority. Only one or two have said they've even experienced it.

I understand you are uncomfortable with the Ecoboost, and I say that's ok, you don't have to buy one. But quit trying to convence owners that have driven one for the last 3 years that they have a major problem.

I live on the Gulf Coast, with famously high Rh, often hovering between 90-100%. So of the 4 friends I have who own them, why have they never experienced this design flaw? Perhaps it really is rare?

"..this design flaw? Perhaps it really is rare?"

Rare..?? Not at all, the design flaw is embedded in each and every F-150 EcoBust engine ever built.

Think of it as a form of Russian Roulette, you KNOW the bullet is in one of those chambers, but with a little (LOT?) luck you never hit it.

If you drive "spiritedly", on boost often enough, you never allow a substantive enough level of condensate to accumulate.

Really? comparing a game of russian roulette (1:6 odds) to a condensation issue?

Wow.