F150 Ecoboost Reliability
A friend is looking at a 2013 F150 Ecoboost and I'm wondering how these are doing reliability wise. What was the first year for the Ecoboost?
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Man God forbid someone doesn't kneel before the Almighty Ecoboost right guys? Lets clear the air here so some of you can pull your panties out of you @$$ES.
For my good ole buddy Troy, The EPA did investigate the F-150 BUT found it to be within the the acceptable range and it was dropped. The others not so much! It has cost Ford millions and given them a black eye.
For Fordlover, you said "I've never particularly enjoyed a long trip riding in the back seat of a crew cab of any of the brands" well maybe you drive a Ram 1500 or even the 2500 and see how well they ride. Dear ole Dad owns a big ole 14 Caddy and thinks my truck rides as good as his car! Me not so much but then he owns a 1991 Ram 350 CTD so that might be the reason. :W
And for 2112 LOL said "Don, let's see your truck haul my FW through the mountains, or even on the flats. Yea, that's what I thought!" WTF really? My truck was NEVER intended to tow a FW per Ram Trucks! That would be why they do not offer a factory FW hitch for the Ram. However there are guys towing fivers with them and one guy tows a 32' fiver and claims it tows fine everywhere except very step grades. I know it tows my 6000# boat without braking a sweat at all and without one bit of sway. The boat is a 24' Larson Admiral Day very heavy and thirsty too! Maybe I can drop a E-diesel in her next winter! :W
In closing I'll say it one more time the Ecoboost has proven itself to be a very good engine just a bit more thirsty than Ford said it would be.
Don
For my good ole buddy Troy, The EPA did investigate the F-150 BUT found it to be within the the acceptable range and it was dropped. The others not so much! It has cost Ford millions and given them a black eye.
For Fordlover, you said "I've never particularly enjoyed a long trip riding in the back seat of a crew cab of any of the brands" well maybe you drive a Ram 1500 or even the 2500 and see how well they ride. Dear ole Dad owns a big ole 14 Caddy and thinks my truck rides as good as his car! Me not so much but then he owns a 1991 Ram 350 CTD so that might be the reason. :W
And for 2112 LOL said "Don, let's see your truck haul my FW through the mountains, or even on the flats. Yea, that's what I thought!" WTF really? My truck was NEVER intended to tow a FW per Ram Trucks! That would be why they do not offer a factory FW hitch for the Ram. However there are guys towing fivers with them and one guy tows a 32' fiver and claims it tows fine everywhere except very step grades. I know it tows my 6000# boat without braking a sweat at all and without one bit of sway. The boat is a 24' Larson Admiral Day very heavy and thirsty too! Maybe I can drop a E-diesel in her next winter! :W
In closing I'll say it one more time the Ecoboost has proven itself to be a very good engine just a bit more thirsty than Ford said it would be.
Don
