Life Long GM Guy....New Ford

[Tractorable]

Congrats, the 5.0L coyote V8 with the 10 speed transmission must be a great combo, and what I would choose as well. Get'em before Ford moves to all turbo motors...

 

[kf4uda]

Thanks guys. Me and a buddy went to lunch in it today and went out on a back road and tried out sport mode Let me repeat that Truck thinks its a Mustang when you change to sport mode.....and I like it! I probably should never do it again as it is very addictive.

 

[WilliamBos]

Gorgeous truck...Congrats!

 

[kf4uda]

Thought I would give a 5,000 mile update. No problems whatsoever with the truck. I just had the tires rotated. The tire shop's pressure sensor tool wouldn't train the TPMS sensors to their new location. Probably needs a firmware update. I got out the owner's manual and we did it the hard way. Turn the key on, turn the hazard lights on and off 3 times. Horn will blow. TPMS system is now in learn mode. Start with left front. Let air out until horn blows. Work clockwise around truck until complete. Air tires to correct pressure. Worked like a charm.

This Ford sure has won me over so far. It is very well engineered. I have towed a 16ft heavy trailer with only about 1500lbs on it so I have not challenged it at all. I am getting around 18mpg mostly rual driving. Only took one trip in it and saw around 21.

 

[KennyG]

Interesting on the tire rotation. I just rotated the tires on my 2017 F150 at 8000 miles and no TPMS issues. They just continued to work.

 

[Wolfy]

We service Ford Explorer police cruisers at work. The TPMS works no matter how you rotate the tires, no relearning required.

 

[crazyal]

The only reason for resetting the TPMS when rotating the tires is so the computer can tell the operator which tire is low. If your system just has a warning light that comes on then it's not needed.

 

[JJZ 109]

The only reason for resetting the TPMS when rotating the tires is so the computer can tell the operator which tire is low. If your system just has a warning light that comes on then it's not needed.

Ford finally woke up and started using the system that tells you which tire is low. Before this 2017 F250 I always had the simple warning light. You had to go around and manually determine which tire was the culprit. Never cared for that.

 

[kf4uda]

The only reason for resetting the TPMS when rotating the tires is so the computer can tell the operator which tire is low. If your system just has a warning light that comes on then it's not needed.

You are correct. My truck has a display that shows the pressure in each tire.

 

[dodge man]

My F150 also has about 5000 miles on it. I'm also averaging about the same MPG on the computer, its says 17.9 right now. My experience is that number is roughly 0.5 mpg too high. I have only towed with mine once and then it was probably 3000 lbs or less but it tows well.