View Poll Results: How do YOU rate your Ecoboost?
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POLL: Ecoboost Owners - Rate your Ecoboost
#16
04-28-2013, 08:16 PM
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04-29-2013, 01:49 AM
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04-29-2013, 01:54 AM
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I would've chosen the first option during the honeymoon phase with my truck. Now, I chose "Its just another engine... take it or leave it".
Fuel mileage is decent, but not great. Power is great, but only at significant sacrifice to fuel mileage. My number one complaint is now the stutter everyone is talking about. I'm on the national parts back-order list for the TSB that will hopefully fix the problem. Until then, literally every single time I mash the go pedal (and I don't mean flooring it), it falls on it's face and I have to let out. What a crock.
My blood runs blue and I love my truck, but I am not convinced the EB is the rockstar I hoped it would be just yet.
FWIW - 44k miles in almost exactly 24 months. Lots of them with a boat or motorcycle trailer in tow. I do not baby my truck to the nth degree, nor should I have to.
Fuel mileage is decent, but not great. Power is great, but only at significant sacrifice to fuel mileage. My number one complaint is now the stutter everyone is talking about. I'm on the national parts back-order list for the TSB that will hopefully fix the problem. Until then, literally every single time I mash the go pedal (and I don't mean flooring it), it falls on it's face and I have to let out. What a crock.
My blood runs blue and I love my truck, but I am not convinced the EB is the rockstar I hoped it would be just yet.
FWIW - 44k miles in almost exactly 24 months. Lots of them with a boat or motorcycle trailer in tow. I do not baby my truck to the nth degree, nor should I have to.
#19
04-29-2013, 04:04 AM
Update - I had the TSB parts installed this past Friday (4/26). Drove it home and it was still stuttering under heavy load on the freeway. I'm taking it back to the dealership tomorrow morning and the tech wants to go for a ride so he can feel exactly what I'm talking about. I hope they can fix it...
#20
04-29-2013, 05:43 PM
Ya know I'm kind of wondering if there is damage being done to spark plugs before the TSBs for the intercooler are done, I've been reading over the spark plug threads and as sensitive as these EB engines are tuning wise I'm wondering if it's possible the plugs need to be replaced due to fouling and different gapping on top of the intercooler TSB.
I would do it myself. This is the easiest truck I've owned in the last 16 years to change spark plugs on.
#21
05-02-2013, 10:33 PM
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Ecoboost, No Problems
I do like the Ecoboost engine and have had zero problems with the 2012 F150 SuperCab 4x4, 3.55 gearing. With about 28,000 miles on the odometer and towing a 19ft travel trailer to Alaska and back last summer, I can say that the F150 has awesome power. We drove for a couple hundred miles in British Columbia in a steady, moderate rainfall, no problems with moisture in the intercooler. The transmission rarely shifts down. The gas mileage is about 1 to 2 miles per gallon better than the 2011 Chevy that I used to have, 10.4mpg average for the Alaska trip, and am guessing a 17mpg average when not towing (14mpg in city driving). When driven 65mph the truck gets great gas mileage and I have seen as high as 20 but usually 18-19, at 75mph the gas mileage goes down to usually about 16 point something.
#22
05-08-2013, 05:41 PM
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The last 2 fillups the computer has been DEAD on with gallons used and MPG's
#23
05-13-2013, 01:06 PM
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05-13-2013, 01:26 PM
#25
05-13-2013, 01:29 PM
I'm driving a loaner EB, 4x4, 3.55 rear and getting 16.5 MPG in mixed driving.
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05-14-2013, 11:52 AM
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interesting results so far - only 3 negative votes out of 92 responses.
... and THIS JUST IN... the most anti-ecoboost person in the forums just ordered a new F150 ecoboost...
https://www.f150online.com/forums/v6...-3-73-a-4.html
a very interesting turn of events.
I guess maybe we should say there are only 2 negative votes
... and THIS JUST IN... the most anti-ecoboost person in the forums just ordered a new F150 ecoboost...
https://www.f150online.com/forums/v6...-3-73-a-4.html
a very interesting turn of events.
I guess maybe we should say there are only 2 negative votes
#27
05-14-2013, 01:16 PM
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#28
05-15-2013, 10:10 AM
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Just filled up this morning... Hand Calculated it came to 20.5mpg's. The computer showed 20.7.. I took this pic Yesterday morning. When i filled up it had another 100 miles on it.. This is mostly in town driving... I havent taken the truck for more than a 12 mile highway run yet
Here is the Lifetime trip b... This includes about 25 miles of other people test driving it.. I bought it with 30 miles on it..
Here is the Lifetime trip b... This includes about 25 miles of other people test driving it.. I bought it with 30 miles on it..
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06-26-2013, 12:23 PM
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... and now he owns one again. He must not hate it that much...
https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...13-fx4-eb.html
maybe we need one of the Admins to go in and change his vote???
https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...13-fx4-eb.html
maybe we need one of the Admins to go in and change his vote???
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06-26-2013, 03:59 PM
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