new car parts are priced like insurance is paying^^^^
Wait until the UAW throws a wrench into things in a week or two.
RIP 3.3L F-150
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Wait until the UAW throws a wrench into things in a week or two.
You will love the Pentastar.
Sure the Pentastar with the junkie rocker arms that destroy the camshafts.
I've always wondered about those hi tech tailgates and their value to someone who uses their truck to make money..
seems to me its likely the first thing that gets damaged on a truck used for truck stuff.
then again something like 75% of the truck owners never put anything bigger than a bag of fertilizer in the bed.
seen my neighbor down the street who uses his F150 Ecoboost for his business sporting a newish Tacoma... asked him where the Ford was.. traded itt, the Turbo was crapping out and he needed a truck right now.. I think sometimes for people who actually need a truck the old fashioned engines and the base models serve them better..
Flip side is while the work fleet is all non turbo on the gas side, I own a 2016 2.7 ecoboost f150 - and would happily buy another. 113k on the clock with one warranty repair along the way. Everything else is regular maintenance and consumables... (plugs, fluids, tires, brakes (92k on the front and 98 k on the rears))
co owrker had a beautiful King Ranch 150...with the Ecoboost hers had then engine crap out under warranty... and it took Ford almost 6 months to fix it, during which time she drove a loaner F150 from the dealer.. bonus for her really, she was making payments but driving their stuff. )
They have the exact same coolant passages that fail as the 1.5's and 2.0's, Forums and Reddit is full of failures. Just doesn't seem to be as prevalent, yet.
I remember when the 1.5's were getting bad and everyone assumed the 2.0's were good, then they started failing. Same thing with the 2.3's it seems
Coolant in Cylinders 3 & 4
So a little backstory... A few months ago I noticed that my 2017 Mustang EcoBoost Premium was making a racket upon cold starting. Felt like the whole car was shaking and it was definitely shaking the exhaust. I thought it was weird but chalked it up to weird one off situation. But then while I...
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Screwed up 2.3 ecoboost
My son has a 2019 2.3 l ecoboost mustang. It starting losing coolant and white smoke out the exhaust. Assumed head gasket. Bought a $140 head gasket and $185 Arp studs. Had garage pick it up and told them we thought it was a blown head gasket. It had all the symptoms. They called back and said...
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When I first saw "RIP 3.3" I thought that's what the announcement was going to be.
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They did have issues the rollers (like the rollers on the lifters in the HEMI) failing, but I believe that's been resolved.
The 2.7 EB is now the base engine in most models, some higher trims it is a the 3.5 or 5.0 not all trims get all engines.
For example based on the build and price you cant get a 3.5 in a STX.
The Tremor only gets 3.5 or 5.0 and the 5.0 is standard the 3.5 is an extra cost option.
Ford claims the 2.7 has more torque and better economy for the base trucks, they seem to leave out that it is probably responsible for the higher starting cost.
They want to increase powerboats production.
So the available engines are:
2.7EB
3.5EB
5.0
3.5EB Powerboost