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Ecoboost
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01/06/24 05:47 AM
01/06/24 05:47 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 9,712 Cleburne
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14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 9,712
Cleburne
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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
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: .308]
#4054552
01/06/24 06:43 AM
01/06/24 06:43 AM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,274 Chattanooga, Tennessee
lckrn
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,274
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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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.
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: .308]
#4054554
01/06/24 06:47 AM
01/06/24 06:47 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 9,712 Cleburne
.308
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14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 9,712
Cleburne
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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
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: .308]
#4054564
01/06/24 07:06 AM
01/06/24 07:06 AM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 10,416 Scottsboro, Al
jbatey1
Lucky Bastage
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Lucky Bastage
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 10,416
Scottsboro, Al
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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.
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: .308]
#4054640
01/06/24 09:47 AM
01/06/24 09:47 AM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,844 .
ford150man
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,844
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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
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: Robert D.]
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01/06/24 01:48 PM
01/06/24 01:48 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 3,226 Central Al
twaldrop4
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 3,226
Central Al
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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.
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: .308]
#4054741
01/06/24 01:53 PM
01/06/24 01:53 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,048 Sylacauga
doecommander
things that make you go hmmmmmmm
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things that make you go hmmmmmmm
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,048
Sylacauga
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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...........................
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Re: Ecoboost
[Re: .308]
#4054816
01/06/24 04:17 PM
01/06/24 04:17 PM
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Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,264 Greene County, Ala
Happysappy
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,264
Greene County, Ala
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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
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