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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I just bought an F150 5.0L the other day. I drove the Ecoboost and it felt great, but so did the 5.0L. 5.0L is more responsive off the line and in the lower gears where the ecoboost has more low end torque in the upper gears.
I chose the 5.0L. While I feel the Ecoboost is much better and more reliable than it was in the 2011 - 2014 F150s, I still had reservations about all the issues I've read or heard complaints about.
That being said, this is the 6th Ford I've bought from my dealer and salesman. I spoke to the service manager who I've known for 7 years, starting when he was a salesman. He was glad I bought the 5.0L saying he's still seeing issues with the intercooler condensation. Saying he's even seeing it on '15s. Don't know if it was a defect of the intercooler or not as I haven't seen any complaints of this issue on the F150 forums at all with the new generation '15s and '16s.
I'm just happy with my decision to stick with the 5.0L that I loved in my previous 2012 F150.
I chose the 5.0L. While I feel the Ecoboost is much better and more reliable than it was in the 2011 - 2014 F150s, I still had reservations about all the issues I've read or heard complaints about.
That being said, this is the 6th Ford I've bought from my dealer and salesman. I spoke to the service manager who I've known for 7 years, starting when he was a salesman. He was glad I bought the 5.0L saying he's still seeing issues with the intercooler condensation. Saying he's even seeing it on '15s. Don't know if it was a defect of the intercooler or not as I haven't seen any complaints of this issue on the F150 forums at all with the new generation '15s and '16s.
I'm just happy with my decision to stick with the 5.0L that I loved in my previous 2012 F150.
