deerefan
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Was looking at Titans to be an everyday truck since my 2500 Ram is constantly working for my side business. Came across a few F150 with the 2.7EB. Give me some input on this please-reliability, turbo problems, towing etc.
2.7 ecoboost opinions
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I have a 2015 3.5L EB with 91K miles. Only think I've done is change the oil and replace one emissions solenoid on the canister. The 2.7L will have less towing capacity, but My 3.5L is rated for 12K, and I've been close. to that with it. The suspension is more of an issue with towing than the power. At the end of the production cycle, they are usually trying to move the smaller engine options really hard. Lots of rebates.
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deerefan
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The most I will tow with this is probably 6k lbs 2-3 times a year. The Ram handles the big stuff.
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Love my 3.5. The turbos build low end torque early. Good mileage. Mine is a lease. New one coming in August. I tow heavy. Real heavy.
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deerefan
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I have read some good reviews. The only thing giving me hesitancy is twin turbos and longevity of them.
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I'm on my second 2.7 truck....and still enamored! 
My love affair started one chilly March day back in 2015. My employer asked me to put some miles on a brand new truck, to ready it for service. Sure, sign me up! Said truck was a brand new aluminum body F150 with the brand new 2.7EB engine, crewcab 4x4 Lariat trim. Well, not knowing much about it, I thought there was some mistake with the engine size....2.7L V6 in a full size PU? What a joke! This thing will probably be a slug! Ford has lost their mind! (My last full size truck was an '88 F150 5.0L V8, had a few Rangers, and a few Honda Ridgelines in between).
Mapped out a trip through SE Ohio hill country for a weekend, worth about 500 miles. As I prepared to take the truck home that Friday eve prior, I gave it the once over....very impressive rig! Then I drove it. OMG. Nearly started off with a rear end accident, as I was not prepared for how this "little V6" would handle a 5000lb truck. I honestly don't think I stopped giggling for about 30 minutes! Felt more like a Mustang than a truck! Oh, and then I found the "Sport Mode" setting.....:shocked:
Fast forward, after the weekend trip, I was hooked. I was driving a new ('16) Honda Odyssey Elite at the time, a pretty nice ride....which was dynamically outclassed in every way by a half ton 4x4 PU! Just Wow. Dumped the Honda, found a '15 F150 XLT crewcab 4x4 with the 2.7EB. Yes! Three year lease, put about 45K on it. Zero issues. Zero. Brand new design, brand new engine, ZERO issues. Ford hit a home run with this truck.
More fast forward, lease is up spring of '18, so even though I'm pretty sure I want another 2.7 F150, the new RAM is out, getting good reviews, so I owe it to myself to give it a look, as I'm not brand loyal beyond a good product. While the interior of the RAM was high quality (material, F&F), I didn't care for the layout, and the std V6 was a complete joke compared to the V6 EB F150.
So, lease #2 for a 2.7EB F150 was consumated, another crewcab XLT 4x4. Currently sitting at 21K zero issue miles, averaging 22-24mpg (not towing), and 16-18 towing my BX on a tandem flatbed(about 5K).
Yeah, I'm a big fan of these trucks. It's what I will drive until someone builds something better, which hasn't happened yet, IMO. For me, the 2.7 offers the best of everything....power, economy, refinement, & reliability, with a really nice truck wrapped around it.
That's my story, YMMV.
My love affair started one chilly March day back in 2015. My employer asked me to put some miles on a brand new truck, to ready it for service. Sure, sign me up! Said truck was a brand new aluminum body F150 with the brand new 2.7EB engine, crewcab 4x4 Lariat trim. Well, not knowing much about it, I thought there was some mistake with the engine size....2.7L V6 in a full size PU? What a joke! This thing will probably be a slug! Ford has lost their mind! (My last full size truck was an '88 F150 5.0L V8, had a few Rangers, and a few Honda Ridgelines in between).
Mapped out a trip through SE Ohio hill country for a weekend, worth about 500 miles. As I prepared to take the truck home that Friday eve prior, I gave it the once over....very impressive rig! Then I drove it. OMG. Nearly started off with a rear end accident, as I was not prepared for how this "little V6" would handle a 5000lb truck. I honestly don't think I stopped giggling for about 30 minutes! Felt more like a Mustang than a truck! Oh, and then I found the "Sport Mode" setting.....:shocked:
Fast forward, after the weekend trip, I was hooked. I was driving a new ('16) Honda Odyssey Elite at the time, a pretty nice ride....which was dynamically outclassed in every way by a half ton 4x4 PU! Just Wow. Dumped the Honda, found a '15 F150 XLT crewcab 4x4 with the 2.7EB. Yes! Three year lease, put about 45K on it. Zero issues. Zero. Brand new design, brand new engine, ZERO issues. Ford hit a home run with this truck.
More fast forward, lease is up spring of '18, so even though I'm pretty sure I want another 2.7 F150, the new RAM is out, getting good reviews, so I owe it to myself to give it a look, as I'm not brand loyal beyond a good product. While the interior of the RAM was high quality (material, F&F), I didn't care for the layout, and the std V6 was a complete joke compared to the V6 EB F150.
So, lease #2 for a 2.7EB F150 was consumated, another crewcab XLT 4x4. Currently sitting at 21K zero issue miles, averaging 22-24mpg (not towing), and 16-18 towing my BX on a tandem flatbed(about 5K).
Yeah, I'm a big fan of these trucks. It's what I will drive until someone builds something better, which hasn't happened yet, IMO. For me, the 2.7 offers the best of everything....power, economy, refinement, & reliability, with a really nice truck wrapped around it.
That's my story, YMMV.
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deerefan
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I'm on my second 2.7 truck....and still enamored!
My love affair started one chilly March day back in 2015. My employer asked me to put some miles on a brand new truck, to ready it for service. Sure, sign me up! Said truck was a brand new aluminum body F150 with the brand new 2.7EB engine, crewcab 4x4 Lariat trim. Well, not knowing much about it, I thought there was some mistake with the engine size....2.7L V6 in a full size PU? What a joke! This thing will probably be a slug! Ford has lost their mind! (My last full size truck was an '88 F150 5.0L V8, had a few Rangers, and a few Honda Ridgelines in between).
Mapped out a trip through SE Ohio hill country for a weekend, worth about 500 miles. As I prepared to take the truck home that Friday eve prior, I gave it the once over....very impressive rig! Then I drove it. OMG. Nearly started off with a rear end accident, as I was not prepared for how this "little V6" would handle a 5000lb truck. I honestly don't think I stopped giggling for about 30 minutes! Felt more like a Mustang than a truck! Oh, and then I found the "Sport Mode" setting.....:shocked:
Fast forward, after the weekend trip, I was hooked. I was driving a new ('16) Honda Odyssey Elite at the time, a pretty nice ride....which was dynamically outclassed in every way by a half ton 4x4 PU! Just Wow. Dumped the Honda, found a '15 F150 XLT crewcab 4x4 with the 2.7EB. Yes! Three year lease, put about 45K on it. Zero issues. Zero. Brand new design, brand new engine, ZERO issues. Ford hit a home run with this truck.
More fast forward, lease is up spring of '18, so even though I'm pretty sure I want another 2.7 F150, the new RAM is out, getting good reviews, so I owe it to myself to give it a look, as I'm not brand loyal beyond a good product. While the interior of the RAM was high quality (material, F&F), I didn't care for the layout, and the std V6 was a complete joke compared to the V6 EB F150.
So, lease #2 for a 2.7EB F150 was consumated, another crewcab XLT 4x4. Currently sitting at 21K zero issue miles, averaging 22-24mpg (not towing), and 16-18 towing my BX on a tandem flatbed(about 5K).
Yeah, I'm a big fan of these trucks. It's what I will drive until someone builds something better, which hasn't happened yet, IMO. For me, the 2.7 offers the best of everything....power, economy, refinement, & reliability, with a really nice truck wrapped around it.
That's my story, YMMV.
Thanks for the input. Your experience seems to match up with what others are saying. The truck I am looking at is attached. 2.7eb, 2wd, 3.31 ratio.
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I ordered myself a new F150 with the 3.5 Ecoboost and picked it up in May of 2016. Closing in on 40,000 miles now without a single issue. Truck has never been back to the dealer for anything - I change oil and rotate the tires myself. Most impressive to me...as with all my vehicles, I keep a comprehensive log book of everything including fuel stops. An Excel spreadsheet calculates the exact fuel mileage and this truck over its lifetime is averaging 20.9 mpg - and that's where the speed limit is 80.
Anyway, you were asking about the 2.7 Ecoboost. Since I started shopping for the truck and ever since I've spent a lot of time on the Ford truck forums. The 2.7 Ecoboost has a sterling reputation, probably fewer problems than the 3.5 engine. People just seem to love them.
And quit worrying about the turbos. Your truck has them. My tractor has one and I've been driving turbodiesel trucks for many many years. Never a turbo problem. No difference between those Ecoboost turbos and the ones on the diesel trucks.
My F150 with 12,000 lb behind it.
Anyway, you were asking about the 2.7 Ecoboost. Since I started shopping for the truck and ever since I've spent a lot of time on the Ford truck forums. The 2.7 Ecoboost has a sterling reputation, probably fewer problems than the 3.5 engine. People just seem to love them.
And quit worrying about the turbos. Your truck has them. My tractor has one and I've been driving turbodiesel trucks for many many years. Never a turbo problem. No difference between those Ecoboost turbos and the ones on the diesel trucks.
My F150 with 12,000 lb behind it.