was looking around under the hood of my new 2011 ecoboost and noticed that the upper radiator hose is up against a plastic electrical connector. it is a typical square connector that has a point of it pressing up against the hose. once the hose gets hot and there is some chaffing going on it might not be a good thing. they did put some of that chinese finger handcuff material around the hose but i dont think that will help much. i assume mine is the same as all the rest so it might be worth a look.

 

Go to the dealer and check out the others. Otherwise wrap it in more chinese finger torture

 

Get a old hose and cut a section and slice it open and wrap that piece of hose where it touches and zip tie it

 

i took care of mine. just thought that i would pass on so others could look at theirs before they had steam coming out from under the hood

 

That is why I NEVER buy any new engine its 1st year out of the factory!

 

You know it has been rolling out of the assembly line for 3 years now right?

 

 

Think about what you just said........... ecoboost for 3 years now?

 

It's the first year for the EcoBoost in a truck but the Taurus and one of the Lincoln cars has had it for a few years.

 

The f150 EB motor is a similar motor to the other EB family, however it is a totally different casting. Block/heads/cam/engine management are all unique...

I would hope that most of the issues have been worked out/learned from in the car versions of the motor.

 

Not in the F150 platform it hasn't!