2014 3.5 Ecoboost Oil

[350Rocket]

You may be overthinking your maintenance.
It does not need a catch can or a weep hole.
The weephole thing is stupid.
People driving in wet weather for an extended period of time and the flooring the truck "may" experience that problem.
Drive like an adult, problem solved.

If dilution is more prevalent during cold weather..... why in the world would you add idle time when it's cold?
Start it up and drive as normal.

I owned a '13 from new until '17. 10k OCIs.
I put 147k on it. Mine would rattle every now and then. It's not a big deal.
Sometimes the chain adjusters leak down a bit.
Mine would dilute a little. It never had any affect.
Somewhere on this site a guy took his back to Ford for dilution.
They said it wasn't a concern until it reached 8%.
That sounds high...... you won't get anywhere close to that.

I currently have a '17 owned since new... it has around 148k at this point.
I don't drive as much as I used to..... it may rattle a little now and then.

It's a really good engine.... way better than the internet Yahoos would have you believe.
Just drive it and enjoy it.... it is not fragile.

What does driving a while in wet and then having to floor it have to do with being an adult? Seems like a situation that could happen to anyone, so not sure why it's "stupid".
Btw 150k is not really a lot of miles. I get it. You really love your trucks (even though you don't keep them long). Whether or not it is fragile depends on the expectations of the individual. In my opinion, they are pretty fragile for the price they cost now a days.

 

[KJSmith]

What does driving a while in wet and then having to floor it have to do with being an adult? Seems like a situation that could happen to anyone, so not sure why it's "stupid".

A 2014 3.5 eco is around 365hp and 470 ft tq with no weight on the rear end.
What do you think will happen when you floor it....even at speed.
They can bark the rear wheels in second fairly easily on dry pavement.

An "Adult" driver would tend to be a bit more cautious on wet roads.

YMMV

 

[KJSmith]

For the uninitiated:

The story is in wet, humid conditions, condensate or moisture of some type will form and fill up the lower tube of the inner cooler.
Then when the driver floors it, that water is sucked up and ingested by the engine..... just enough to make it stumble hard, but not enough to bend anything.

Far-fetched idea IMHO.

More than likely, traction control has taken over and shut the engine down....had it happen once in my '13 years ago.
The pucker factor is pretty high at that point and most people wouldn't notice the traction light on the dash flashing.

Yes, I tend to drive like an "Adult" in wet weather now.

 

[350Rocket]

I don't know enough about that specific scenario but I assumed it would happen in a towing scenario where full throttle was required

Either way, they are a little too fragile for me since I don't tend to own anything until it's closer to 200k miles. We have about 80k miles on the 2018 f150 at work and it's on the 2nd transmission (since 55k).

 

[KJSmith]

I have been driving an F150 for the last 11 years.
4 yrs, 147k on the '13 gen 1.
7 yrs 148k so far, on the '17 gen 2.

I live in SE Tx not far from the coast.
Wet and humid is normal.

The only things I have had were 2 oil pans on the '17....and it still leaks.
A water pump around 100k on the '17 and the thermostat that is somewhat common....and has been redesigned.

The '13 had no issues.

 

[350Rocket]

I have been driving an F150 for the last 11 years.
4 yrs, 147k on the '13 gen 1.
7 yrs 148k so far, on the '17 gen 2.

I live in SE Tx not far from the coast.
Wet and humid is normal.

The only things I have had were 2 oil pans on the '17....and it still leaks.
A water pump around 100k on the '17 and the thermostat that is somewhat common....and has been redesigned.

The '13 had no issues.

Well hopefully it does last. I've been driving the same 2005 Silverado for most of the last 10 years. Most of that was as a company supplied vehicle but I bought it about 4 years back.
They're switching all the company supplied vehicles to leases because of the repair costs of the newer ones.
That and I'm the only employee with an automotive background, the other guys don't even know to check oil (except on the 18 f150, the 5.0 drinks a quart per week.

 

[KJSmith]

That and I'm the only employee with an automotive background, the other guys don't even know to check oil (except on the 18 f150, the 5.0 drinks a quart per week.

I think there is a TSB on that where they update the PCM.
Something about the valve timing.

 

[350Rocket]

I think there is a TSB on that where they update the PCM.
Something about the valve timing.

There was but the main problem is the plasma lined cylinders 2018-2020. The update might slightly decrease the usage but it's not going to fix a qt every 1000 miles or less.

 

[cb_13]

Weep hole is a waste of time. My 12 had the updated intercooler that fixed that issue. I’m sure your 14 does as well unless it was rebuilt using salvage parts.

 

[lupester]

I have a 2014 F150 ecoboost and I have run mobil 1, 6k changes. Currently I am at 237K. Most of my trips were from 15 - 120 miles.