Ford finally came to their senses

[Arc weld]

I think sport mode changes the shift points and lets the engine rev faster before shifting.

 

[Sysop]

More or less. When you give it more throttle in normal mode, it also goes to a higher RPM before shifting to the next gear. Sport mode is essentially giving it more throttle with less press of the pedal. These trucks are "drive by wire". There is no physical link between the throttle pedal and the throttle body on the engine. It is 100% electronic. They can program modes that go to WOT with a press of 1% of the pedal.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Question for ecoboost owners, and anyone else that wants to chime in. I'm reading where most ecoboost owners are doing their first oil change at 1000-2000 miles and then every 5000 after that. The owners manual basically says depending on your usage and environment the truck is used in, you can go 7500 on the FIRST oil change and then every one after that or whatever the oil life monitor calls for. I did see a video on YouTube of a guy with an ecoboost doing an oil change at 2000 miles and his oil was black. I mean diesel oil black. Should I just do the first one at 5000 miles and every 5000 after that or do one at 1000 and then go from there?

 

[devildog1]

Nice truck and I like the color! Does it have the Aluminum bed?
DevilDog

 

[RollingsFarms]

Nice truck and I like the color! Does it have the Aluminum bed? DevilDog

Thanks! I am weird in that I shop options more than I do color, it just happened that this truck had what I wanted and happened to be in a color I liked. Yeah it's the new all aluminum F150. I have a drop in bed liner in it so not worried about it denting or rusting from being scratched up with the drop in liner in it.

 

[Arc weld]

How is the aluminum going to rust anyway?

 

[Sysop]

Question for ecoboost owners, and anyone else that wants to chime in. I'm reading where most ecoboost owners are doing their first oil change at 1000-2000 miles and then every 5000 after that. The owners manual basically says depending on your usage and environment the truck is used in, you can go 7500 on the FIRST oil change and then every one after that or whatever the oil life monitor calls for. I did see a video on YouTube of a guy with an ecoboost doing an oil change at 2000 miles and his oil was black. I mean diesel oil black. Should I just do the first one at 5000 miles and every 5000 after that or do one at 1000 and then go from there?

I changed my oil at 48xx and again at 10,2xx. The original factory synthetic blend was darker at 48xx than the Pennzoil Ultra Platinum at 10,2xx. Neither were black and both still had life left. I plan on sticking with a 6000ish mile interval, using the full synthetic Ultra Platinum from Pennzoil, and Motorcraft filters.

 

[RollingsFarms]

How is the aluminum going to rust anyway?

It's not, that's why I wasn't concerned about putting in a drop in bed liner as opposed to a spray liner. I've always against drop ins in my other trucks because it can trap moisture and sand and stuff between the liner and bed.

 

[s219]

Aluminum won't rust, but it has it's own corrosion/oxidation problems. Having dealt with aluminum on boats for years, I can tell you it's not immune. Unless it's anodized, I don't consider it any better than bare steel.

 

[4570Man]

Not yet. I've heard it's a blast though! Took some getting use to the start-stop technology. I've already figured out how to make the truck keep running (don't hold the brake down all the way). I have 80 miles on the truck and it's showing 20.5mpg. That's crazy!

Have you actually checked it? Based on my experience those computers don't always give accurate milage.