High miles F 150 EcoBoost V6
The Ford F 150 with the EcoBoost V6 has been around for some time now. Enough time for some high miles to accumulate. My question is for owners of F 150's with the EcoBoost V6. Do you use y...
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goducks10 wrote:Howie3 wrote:
I have about 30k miles, about 1/3 of this towing a 5k TT over the past two summers. No issues to date, gets decent mileage non-towing (25 mpg Hwy) and starts at -30C (-20F) like it's summertime. Had a long day of towing thru ID over White Bird Pass & Lewiston Hill at 95°F. The truck maintained 65 mph in 4th gear on both climbs and didn't break a sweat. Admittedly, I don't have a large TT but with more truck than I need it is nice to set the cruise and sit back and enjoy the trip. No regrets, I would buy another one.
How the heck do you get 25mpg with an EB, 4wd and MaxTow which has the 3.73 gears when a 2wd EB with 3.15 gears is rated at 21mpg?
Maybe that's why the EB is nicknamed the EgoBoost.
Canada - AB
Imperial gallons are larger, or perhaps the transition from liters to gallons is not calculated correctly? Perhaps they are using alcohol free real gasoline too. By running 91 or 92 octane, the Ecoboost will get much better mileage. Running 87 octane while towing is not recommended. 92 octane while running in the highest gear at 55 MPH will have the lowest possible RPM and can run it very lean, and still not ping.
Ford has been testing the new 2.7L Ecoboost and it seems to be getting 30 MPG on the test track.
Fred.
