Ford eco boost

[Farmer495]

Ive never heard the term "flood start". What is it?

Ive never heard the term "flood start". What is it?

Holding gas pedal to floor while cranking, engine won't touch off until you let go of gas pedal.

The good oil filters with a decent oil checkvalve largely stop any oil issues from dry start up.

 

[MGP4506]

My area in Texas has seen what you say. The Ford dealer in the small town will probably close it doors forever soon.

They were junk from day 1. 1st we are in a snowy area in the North and picked them up in the winter. Ford tires suck in the snow. We had to change all our tires. It went downhill from there.

 

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They were junk from day 1. 1st we are in a snowy area in the North and picked them up in the winter. Ford tires suck in the snow. We had to change all our tires. It went downhill from there.

 

[Farmer495]

They were junk from day 1. 1st we are in a snowy area in the North and picked them up in the winter. Ford tires suck in the snow. We had to change all our tires. It went downhill from there.

I haven't come across any OEM tires on any make or model of new pickup (other than something like TrailBoss that comes on 3PMS Duratracs) that has a tire suitable for snow.

 

[grsthegreat]

timely post here about the ecoboost. my truck is new to me about 2 months ago, and really like it. i want to be proactive and even though i have carfax data on it, and it was a lease return with full maint records, i want to replace the plugs, decarbon the injectors and do an oil change. this has been on my to do list for 2 months now, but could not find the time to take truck offline for a day to do it.

My appointments have finally died down enough to get this work done at my local ford dealer. i called to make an appt, and they want half a day for the service. i was gabbing with service tech about trying to find someone to follow me to the shop to pick me up and return after service work was done (40 min drive each way x 4) while he put quote together. after agreeing on quote, we scheduled a time for next week. Again, i was grumbling about asking my wife if she could help me on that day, and the scheduler told me they could have their mobil mechanic come to my place and do job at no additional cost to me.

DONE DEAL. added about a week to get on schedule is all.

scheduled for mid december.

 

[RB5]

I never understood why a new 4x4 came with SRA low rolling resistance street tires other than to get the MPG rating higher. When I had those and stayed right at the speed limit I could often get the MPG to read 22. 20 was pretty easy if I kept my foot our of it. I run Duratracs now and get around 17. I switched on the first tire replacement.

 

[kozal01]

i do miss my old 1975 F350. i could climb into engine area with hood up to work on it. sooooo much room. i wont touch any of my newer rigs.i have a good and trusted mechanic for that. heck, there so crammed with junk, i cant even trace a spark plug wire.

I would wager it’s easier to do the plugs on my 3.5 Ecoobost than a 1970’s Ford, they are right on the top of the engine. Btw, the 70’s dentsides are my all time favorite truck.

 

[grsthegreat]

I was going to do the work myself, but its a work truck, so its a write off. Ill let someone else do it.

 

[Farmer495]

I would wager it’s easier to do the plugs on my 3.5 Ecoobost than a 1970’s Ford, they are right on the top of the engine. Btw, the 70’s dentsides are my all time favorite truck.

Hardest part is getting the connectors off the coil packs where needed.

 

[deserteagle71]

Ford tires suck in the snow. We had to change all our tires.

Please post a photo of your "Ford" tires. I'm old and I've yet to see one. Most of the new pickups (regardless of brand) seem to have Goodyear or Dunlop or Bridgestone on them.

 

[deserteagle71]

heck, there so crammed with junk, i cant even trace a spark plug wire.

My friend, you are way behind the times. Of course you can't trace a spark plug wire...I don't think any vehicle manufactured in the past 20 years has had spark plug wires. They all have a coil mounted on each spark plug these days!

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I have a 2019 Ranger. OEM tires were good in -6" of snow. I bought 2020 take off tires and rims with 500 miles. Same snow traction. Have dedicated snows Artic Claw I believe, and they are better in all depths of snow.
Common sense and experience are just as important as what tires you run.
I always try out my new vehicle in a snowy parking lot to get used to it's limitations. (and for fun)

 

[deserteagle71]

Hardest part is getting the connectors off the coil packs where needed.

Hardest part for me was to get the coil pack/spark plug boot to release from the spark plug after many years of not being touched. I doubt the factory used dielectric grease on them!

 

[Farmer495]

Hardest part for me was to get the coil pack/spark plug boot to release from the spark plug after many years of not being touched. I doubt the factory used dielectric grease on them!

I change plugs when engine hot, helps the rubber be soft. I tore a boot once on the plug and had fun picking it apart with needle nose pliers so I could put the socket on it and not lose pieces in the head.

 

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I always try out my new vehicle in a snowy parking lot to get used to it's limitations. (and for fun)

I worked with a fellow in Spokane a while back; he was Indian (like, from India), and bought his first car in Florida and basically learned how to drive it by driving from Florida to Spokane. We were rapidly approaching winter, so I gave him the advice - when it snows, go out into the back of the parking lot late in the evening when there aren't cars out there... get up to like 10mph and slam the brakes. Experience the slide. See how you can't steer when sliding? - and then a variety of other advice including practicing driving therewhere he could do little damage to himself, the car, or infrastructure (there was an occasional light pole in the lot - conveniently with a 110v plug for my truck so I wouldn't be absolutely frozen when I got into it at 2am). Also, get a feel for how much you can brake, etc.

I taught him how to recover from a skid, but the most important thing was him practicing to the the feel of driving in snow and how to avoid the skid in the process.

He survived that winter and two more before moving to the SF Bay Area - no accidents.

I also follow my own advice every year when I first encounter snow and do similar practice.

 

[grsthegreat]

My friend, you are way behind the times. Of course you can't trace a spark plug wire...I don't think any vehicle manufactured in the past 20 years has had spark plug wires. They all have a coil mounted on each spark plug these days!

You got that right. All my other rigs have been diesels and one was 30 years old, the other 20 years old. My wifes rig is 2017 tundra, but she takes care of that thru toyota.

 

[K5lwq]

I have a fleet of F150s with Ecoboost engines. One had over 400,000 when I sold it to an employee that still is driving it. That one was 2013 3.5. Mine is a 2021 with 128,000 still running good on original plugs. Mine is the Max Tow package and I have been having issues with an axle bolt breaking. It has a recall on it but they have not found a solution yet.

A couple of them are 2020 models with the 2.7 and have over 200,000. I have one 2020 with 2.7 and 168,000 now that does have transmission issues. It is a valve body problem that tries to shift to 1st at highway speeds. The clutches were slipping some but not bad and not all the time. I just ordered a replacement improved transmission for it for $4,000. We will replace it in our shop.

Over all very satisfied with these trucks and will continue buying them as we replace them or have new needs. We do change the oil every 5,000 or so miles with full synthetic oil.

 

[grsthegreat]

I have a fleet of F150s with Ecoboost engines. One had over 400,000 when I sold it to an employee that still is driving it. That one was 2013 3.5. Mine is a 2021 with 128,000 still running good on original plugs. Mine is the Max Tow package and I have been having issues with an axle bolt breaking. It has a recall on it but they have not found a solution yet.

A couple of them are 2020 models with the 2.7 and have over 200,000. I have one 2020 with 2.7 and 168,000 now that does have transmission issues. It is a valve body problem that tries to shift to 1st at highway speeds. The clutches were slipping some but not bad and not all the time. I just ordered a replacement improved transmission for it for $4,000. We will replace it in our shop.

Over all very satisfied with these trucks and will continue buying them as we replace them or have new needs. We do change the oil every 5,000 or so miles with full synthetic oil.

That trany issue with the 6 speed… i thought there was a recall issued on that.

 

[K5lwq]

That trany issue with the 6 speed… i thought there was a recall issued on that.

No, 10R80. Recall not for this year model but probably will be after I replace several of them.

 

[Cycledude]

I own a 2022 f150 xlt 2.7 liter eco boost 4wd 10 speed automatic.
It was the local Ford dealer demo unit, I bought it with 3,500 miles on it. Has 15,000 miles now.
After The first year the windshield started leaking but they fixed it free of any charges.
It’s also had a few recalls without any charges.
The mpg usually indicates over 22 mpg and i have been pretty impressed with that.
It has plenty of power for my use and the cruise control works great.
I didn’t care for the tires it came with but so far they have been working great, if I ever put manage to put on enough miles to require new tires I will most likely buy some more aggressive snow-off road tires.