Ecoboost

Aldeer Classifieds

WTB: UTV of some sort
by hallb. 05/23/24 08:25 PM

Grizzly 1648sc
by Daveleeal. 05/23/24 06:17 PM

FS/FT- Like new Zeiss Victory HT 8X54 binoculars
by Narrow Gap. 05/23/24 05:47 PM

2011 Toyota Camry 87,000 miles
by Peach. 05/23/24 05:45 PM

Reloading clean out
by Daveleeal. 05/23/24 04:10 PM

Serious Deer Talk

Favorite hunting method
by Johnal3. 05/23/24 10:58 PM

Kansas draw
by ColeT. 05/23/24 06:05 PM

how much ammo
by trailertrash. 05/23/24 03:39 PM

Useful Gear
by YellaLineHunter. 05/21/24 10:57 PM

Meat hunt outfitter?
by Big Bore. 05/21/24 09:49 PM

May
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

Land, Leases, Hunting Clubs

Tunnel Springs 1 more member
by extreme heights hunter. 05/23/24 10:17 AM

Iso
by AustinC. 05/21/24 05:01 PM

Marengo County Club
by EarlPitts. 05/17/24 04:02 PM

Franklin county Al
by BigBuck10. 05/11/24 09:29 AM

Eastern Coosa County Hog
by Morris. 05/09/24 10:53 AM

Who's Online Now

121 registered members (AUjerbear, green river 123, KSRabbit, Exhoosier, Chancetribe, DEADorALIVE, SuperSpike, Chiller, Hoytdad10, GKM, !shiloh!, fourfive45, hhsdc78, catdoctor, DHW, wk2hnt, cartervj, Tree Hanger, burbank, bambam32, klay, BC, bamafan1966, Joe4majors, zwick, Marengo hunter, geeb1, lectrode, GMR, cmontgomery, joe sixpack, Parker243, crenshawco, jmj120, Zzzfog, 10 POINT, twaldrop4, Thread Killer, buck_buster, Coach3, jwalker77, m97, BamaBoHunter, timberwolfe, hallb, brett.smith, brianr, dirtwrk, Shmoe, MadMallard, dagwood, Solothurn, RebFormanUDA, curt99rsv, tombo51, BigA47, CAL, mayberry51, deerman24, mw2015, bug54, sidehitter, Macon176, Tree Dweller, AU338MAG, Fishbones, Swamp Dog, GHTiger10, Mbrock, Team_Stuckem, k bush, misfire, Megatrondiablo, olemossy, kpswihart, coldtrail, eclipse829, BearBranch, .308, leroycnbucks, SouthBamaSlayer, Hunting-231, G/H, slanddeerhunter, HBWALKER14, baitstop, Mdees, turfarmer, NotsoBright, Nightwatchman, Turkey_neck, Dean, fur_n_feathers, BamaPlowboy, goodman_hunter, Jay512, Jbf, leroyb, 7mmSTW, General, centralala, doublefistful, rblaker, Possum Hunter, Coosa1, Noler_Swamp, bass1090, Fullthrottle, MS_Hunter, 12 invisible), 749 guests, and 0 spiders.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Print Thread

Page 1 of 2

Ecoboost #4054540 01/06/24 05:47 AM 01/06/24 05:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,717 Cleburne .308 OP 14 point
.308 OP 14 point Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,717 Cleburne	Looking to buy a retirement truck. I’ve decided on a F150 Lariat but I haven’t decided on which engine I want. Ford offers the 2.7 & 3.5 ecoboost & the 5.0 v8. My 2011 has the 5,0 & I have had no problems with this engine. The Ecoboost engines get better mpg on paper. I would like to get some real Aldeer reviews on the Ecoboost engines. "When you've stared down the barrel of a shotgun in your own home, 3rd & 20 don't seem too bad"......Ken "Snake" Stabler

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054551 01/06/24 06:40 AM 01/06/24 06:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,531 Rainbow City, Al B BatesConst 8 point
BatesConst 8 point B Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,531 Rainbow City, Al	My 2019 3.5 had the cam phaser rattle. $2700 repair with new timing chains. Ford paid $900. I paid the rest. That was with 80k miles. Other than that, very solid. Ran great and rode great as well. Around 18.5 avg mpg. Just rattled like crazy on start up. They redesigned the phasers, so if you go that route, make sure it has the new ones.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054552 01/06/24 06:43 AM 01/06/24 06:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,279 Chattanooga, Tennessee lckrn 8 point
lckrn 8 point Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,279 Chattanooga, Tennessee	Past few turkey trips we’ve rented Expedition Max with the 3.5 ecoboost and the gas mileage seemed accurate and from a power standpoint it never felt like it was struggling when passing others or climbing hills. On our S Dakota trip we all tagged out so headed up to black hills to Mt Rushmore and it handled very well. Long term daily drivers may have another opinion but overall I was pleased. Finally deported myself from the peoples republik of Kaliforkistan.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054554 01/06/24 06:47 AM 01/06/24 06:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,717 Cleburne .308 OP 14 point
.308 OP 14 point Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,717 Cleburne	Good stuff, i need the good, the bad & the ugly on the 3.5 because I'm really trying to like this engine. "When you've stared down the barrel of a shotgun in your own home, 3rd & 20 don't seem too bad"......Ken "Snake" Stabler

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054562 01/06/24 07:03 AM 01/06/24 07:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 221 Madison County 4 4Tigers 4 point
4Tigers 4 point 4 Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 221 Madison County	My 2019 3.5 is on its third set of cam phasers. The originals and replacements in 22 and 23. I’ve about concluded over the last few weeks that it needs a fourth set and when my warranty runs out I’ll be in another truck. Other than that, I really love this truck. I’m at about 74k miles.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054564 01/06/24 07:06 AM 01/06/24 07:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 10,416 Scottsboro, Al J jbatey1 Lucky Bastage
jbatey1 Lucky Bastage J Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 10,416 Scottsboro, Al	Don’t actually count on good gas mileage at all. Think mine got 14.5ish. It’s got tons of power though. Some of the early ones had some funky little issues with sucking sludge and etc. a lot of people were installing catch cans on them. May be worth researching to see if it’s ever been actually figured out The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054568 01/06/24 07:24 AM 01/06/24 07:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 4,287 North AL just_an_illusion 10 point
just_an_illusion 10 point Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 4,287 North AL	All newer Ford engines have cam phaser issues so don't let that hamper your decision. My 2018 F150 5.0 had cam phasers, cam phaser actuators, timing chain, upgraded pcv valve, and water pump replaced summer of 22 at 121k miles.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054578 01/06/24 08:02 AM 01/06/24 08:02 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 410 clayk 4 point
clayk 4 point Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 410	My 2.7 has over 200k miles with no issues. And it gets 19 mpg. I've used it to tow my 24' cape horn to the beach from wetumpka.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054591 01/06/24 08:30 AM 01/06/24 08:30 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,002 pensacola,fl. usa B billrv 6 point
billrv 6 point B Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,002 pensacola,fl. usa	Hopefully they have gotten better I had a2015 3.5 that Ford finally admitted they couldn't fix after I spent thousands of dollars trying to fix it, they "bought me out with a 2018 with a 5.0 which has been flawless.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054640 01/06/24 09:47 AM 01/06/24 09:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,884 . F ford150man Old Mossy Horns
ford150man Old Mossy Horns F Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,884 .	Some people on here will swear by them. I’m not one of those people. I’ve got a 2010 F150 with a 5.4, a 2018 Expedition with the 3.5, and a 2020 F150 XLT Lariat (company truck) with the 3.5. The 3.5 gets better mileage and is faster but if you’re going to USE the truck for pulling and hauling, I’d take my 5.4 every day of the week and twice on Sunday, before I used the 3.5. If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054644 01/06/24 09:51 AM 01/06/24 09:51 AM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 695 Auburn, Al G GHTiger10 4 point
GHTiger10 4 point G Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 695 Auburn, Al	My 21 Latiat 4x4 has the 2.7 in it and so far I haven't had any problems. It has incredible power and has been great towing. I average 21.2 MPG.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054661 01/06/24 10:12 AM 01/06/24 10:12 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,153 Satsuma, AL R Robert D. 12 point
Robert D. 12 point R Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,153 Satsuma, AL	2016 XLT with 3.5 and it’s been trouble free through almost 130k miles. Much stronger towing and faster than 5.0. Better mileage too. Wouldn’t trade mine for a 5.0 just like it. I don’t know if my generation (15-17) didn’t have phaser troubles or not. I run 5w30 Mobil 1 full synthetic and change it every 5k miles. I bought a used 19 King Ranch that had bad phasers (and leaking sunroof and then the forward camera quit working and they couldn’t fix it) but sold it. If I was buying new I’d get the longest extended warranty on hey offer and keep the oil changed. Better than a GM truck with bad cams and lifters due to AFM and bad transmissions to boot. Phaser rattle is aggravating but you can do something about it. Crappy transmission not so much. Cue Irishguy to tell us how amazing his V6 Ram 1500 is.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054684 01/06/24 11:15 AM 01/06/24 11:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 5,309 Georgia and Missouri Semo 12 point
Semo 12 point Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 5,309 Georgia and Missouri	My hunting buddy is on his 3rd turbo. Nothing but problems is what I hear, but they do have good power. I wouldnt buy one without the 5.0. But I keep my trucks for a long time and put a bunch of miles on them.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054697 01/06/24 11:55 AM 01/06/24 11:55 AM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 341 Central Alabama C cmontgomery 4 point
cmontgomery 4 point C Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 341 Central Alabama	I have a 2019 with the 2.7 eco boost and love it so far. I've put 100k on it without issue and drive over 40k miles/ a year for work. Will be getting another 1 just like it soon.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054714 01/06/24 12:42 PM 01/06/24 12:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,236 Meridianville DryFire 14 point
DryFire 14 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,236 Meridianville	I have the 2019 Lariat with the 2.7. I only tow my boat with it. 41k and zero issues.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: Robert D.] #4054740 01/06/24 01:48 PM 01/06/24 01:48 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,239 Central Al twaldrop4 10 point
twaldrop4 10 point Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,239 Central Al	Originally Posted by Robert D. 2016 XLT with 3.5 and it’s been trouble free through almost 130k miles. Much stronger towing and faster than 5.0. Better mileage too. Wouldn’t trade mine for a 5.0 just like it. I don’t know if my generation (15-17) didn’t have phaser troubles or not. I run 5w30 Mobil 1 full synthetic and change it every 5k miles. I bought a used 19 King Ranch that had bad phasers (and leaking sunroof and then the forward camera quit working and they couldn’t fix it) but sold it. If I was buying new I’d get the longest extended warranty on hey offer and keep the oil changed. Better than a GM truck with bad cams and lifters due to AFM and bad transmissions to boot. Phaser rattle is aggravating but you can do something about it. Crappy transmission not so much. Cue Irishguy to tell us how amazing his V6 Ram 1500 is. Not sure how throwing $ at repairs on cam phasers is any different than throwing money at a bad transmission. For what vehicles cost you shouldn’t have to fix anything.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054741 01/06/24 01:53 PM 01/06/24 01:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,048 Sylacauga doecommander things that make you go hmmmmmmm
doecommander things that make you go hmmmmmmm Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,048 Sylacauga	My 2020 F150 with 3.5 has been great. 70,000 miles and going strong. Turbo motors require frequent oil changes. The truck will pull whatever you put behind it. Gas mileage when not pulling is around 18-20. doecommander out...........................

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054765 01/06/24 02:57 PM 01/06/24 02:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 1,838 Alabaster, AL Darrylcom 8 point
Darrylcom 8 point Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 1,838 Alabaster, AL	I get better MPG on the 5.0 than I did the 3.5, but im 90% city driving. Cam phasers went out on wifes expedition 3 times

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054787 01/06/24 03:31 PM 01/06/24 03:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,758 Selma odocoileus 14 point
odocoileus 14 point Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,758 Selma	I’ve about come to the conclusion that any direct injection motor, naturally aspirated and especially forced inductions, needs a catch can if you want better chances at longevity. About to put one on my 6.2. I hate hearing about the ecoboost issues continuing. I had a 13 and loved it. But it started rattling and I let it go. You’d think by now ford would have figured out the cam phaser issue. It really is a good motor, as long as it’s right.

Re: Ecoboost [Re: .308] #4054816 01/06/24 04:17 PM 01/06/24 04:17 PM
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 2,273 Greene County, Ala H Happysappy 8 point
Happysappy 8 point H Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 2,273 Greene County, Ala	I’ve got a 2013 3.5 F150. Currently has 183,000 miles, runs perfect, like new. Only thing I’ve had to do to it is valve cover was leaking on 1 side. Absolutely nothing else. Running all high dollar synthetic pays off!!! If at first you dont succeed, You may not want to try parachuting

Page 1 of 2

Moderated by Brent, Dixiepatriot, Driveby, Dustin, riverrat, Shaw, swamp_fever2002, Tree Hanger, YEKRUT