F150 Ecoboost Reliability

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
LOL the poor mileage reports come from the honest owners. Ford was even investigated for inflating the EPA FUEL mileage numbers.

Don

Don,
Lets keep this the no spin zone.... Ford was investigated for inflating the mpg on a Hybrid car which there's a ton a variables at play that affects the fuel economy. Corrections were made and owners were compensated.

BTW... Your wanted at the 2016 Crash Test thread.

I agree Mitch, the computer in my vehicles have always been with-in a few tenths, if you reset it at every fill up.

My post on the mileage may be out dated as it was the early trucks that Ford embellished their fuel mileage. The newer trucks seem to be right on par with the window sticker. As for 13/15/21 that will not cut it for the upcoming bump in fuel mileage for trucks. Hence the reason for a diesel offering in the F-150 sometime in 2018.

Add the diesel with the weight of the F-150 and the upcoming 9/10 speed and it should top the Ram Ecodiesel by 2-4 MPG I would think. If they go with a smaller diesel say 3.0 or 3.2 max.

This is going to push Ram and GM into going with Alum. also I bet. Any info on Ford and GM's 9 and 10 speed transmissions

Don

One of my contractors has three eco's in his fleet , he swears by them, his only complant is brake dust on the wheels

Not towing, I get the sticker mpg figures for my truck..

Towing, it's 10 mpgs.

I'm supposed to get 13 city, 21 hwy 15 combined.

That's pretty much what I get.. Yes, I'm going by the computer and it's not that far off from the fill ups. A couple of tenths either way for usually a 20+ gallon fill up (36 gallon tank).

I know most of you only want "hand calculated" figures, so blast away, I don't care.. :) I round 'down' anyway.. ;)

Mitch

LOL the poor mileage reports come from the honest owners. Ford was even investigated for inflating the EPA FUEL mileage numbers.

Don

RedRocket204 wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
...other than the poor fuel mileage over what Ford claimed they would make. You can have Eco or Boost but you can't have both!

What turbo engine in boost, i.e. more air, doesn't require more fuel?

I love how the "eco" or "boost" talk is somehow an indictment against the Ecoboost. Yeah, my diesel didn't get very good mileage, either, when my foot was in it. Come to think of it, it didn't get great mileage regardless.

Both of my EBs have been pretty much spot on with the EPA mileage estimates, for what its worth. The little 2.7 is averaging a bit over 21 mpg at this point, with not much extended freeway driving to speak of. Towing starts next month, so we'll see how she does.

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
...other than the poor fuel mileage over what Ford claimed they would make. You can have Eco or Boost but you can't have both!

What turbo engine in boost, i.e. more air, doesn't require more fuel?

mtofell1 wrote:

IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:

mtofell1 wrote:
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?

I see your location is Oregon. Is the 2013 F150 he's looking at silver with 39,000 miles and at NW Jeep? That's my old one. By the way, the dealer has it listed wrong. It's a 3.31, not a 3.55. I added the towing mirrors later. If that's the one, it also has a Torklift Superhero hitch and a Roadmaster Active Suspension plus E-rated Les Schwab tires with only 10k on them. Chances are it's not the one, but you never know.

The Ecoboost engine was outstanding. The 2013s didn't have the condensation problem. Plus I could get 20 if I was very light on the accelerator. My best was 22 down in Oregon doing 65, but I had stock tires on it then. The only reason I traded it was because I was towing heavy (8-9k depending upon the load I put in the toy hauler). It could pull like a beast and I could go up the passes here doing the speed limit (or better), but going down hill and towing in the wind was a little too white knuckle for me.

I did have issues with the Sync voice recognition, but it did work. I just had to mispronounce my wife's name.

Nope.... the truck in question is sitting my friend's dad's house in Arizona.

Even better then. It's been kept in a dry environment and you know the maintenance and history. If it would work for me, I'd own one again. Good luck with your choice.

IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:

mtofell1 wrote:
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?

I see your location is Oregon. Is the 2013 F150 he's looking at silver with 39,000 miles and at NW Jeep? That's my old one. By the way, the dealer has it listed wrong. It's a 3.31, not a 3.55. I added the towing mirrors later. If that's the one, it also has a Torklift Superhero hitch and a Roadmaster Active Suspension plus E-rated Les Schwab tires with only 10k on them. Chances are it's not the one, but you never know.

The Ecoboost engine was outstanding. The 2013s didn't have the condensation problem. Plus I could get 20 if I was very light on the accelerator. My best was 22 down in Oregon doing 65, but I had stock tires on it then. The only reason I traded it was because I was towing heavy (8-9k depending upon the load I put in the toy hauler). It could pull like a beast and I could go up the passes here doing the speed limit (or better), but going down hill and towing in the wind was a little too white knuckle for me.

I did have issues with the Sync voice recognition, but it did work. I just had to mispronounce my wife's name.

Nope.... the truck in question is sitting my friend's dad's house in Arizona.

Mine's a 2012. Closing in on 60K. 9K of that towing a fifth, over mountains and to all 3 coasts.

All the issues to date:
1. Cat. Converter needed replacing at 6K miles (warranty).
2. Cracked electrical connector on the engine sent it into limp mode (no turbos). Took all day at a non-home dealer on a trip to diagnose. A $700 10 min. repair once they figured it out.

BTW - with the turbos not running, off hitch, I was getting over 30 mpg. Of course, it accelerated like my old Plymouth Reliant.
On hitch, with no turbos, it took about 2 miles to get up to 30 mph. I still feel the pain of those behind me on the 2 lane road I was on....