ANTAUS Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2016/06/29/ford-f-150-ecoboost-hits-1-million-sales--technology-can-save-cu.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1,000,000 seems like a nice, round number from which certain valid, statistical extrapolations may be drawn. First, it seems like the naysayers who said truck buyers would never go for a turbocharged V-6 underestimated the market. Second, does anyone know what the repair incidence (frequency and severity) is for the Ecoboosts relative to V-8s (either Ford's or other's)? I'm neither suggesting the EB engines are not robust nor that they are dead-on reliable, just wondering if anyone knows how the engines are fairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1,000,000 seems like a nice, round number from which certain valid, statistical extrapolations may be drawn. First, it seems like the naysayers who said truck buyers would never go for a turbocharged V-6 underestimated the market. Second, does anyone know what the repair incidence (frequency and severity) is for the Ecoboosts relative to V-8s (either Ford's or other's)? I'm neither suggesting the EB engines are not robust nor that they are dead-on reliable, just wondering if anyone knows how the engines are fairing. There was the carbon buildup issue on the early ones which if I'm not mistaken was mostly limited to the I-4 engines and i think has since been resolved but other than that I haven't heard of anything too major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGolden Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I run into a lot of them in commercial use (f150 3.5L), mainly oil and gas. From what i know they are holding up very well; and they dont have any easy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) There was the carbon buildup issue on the early ones which if I'm not mistaken was mostly limited to the I-4 engines and i think has since been resolved but other than that I haven't heard of anything too major. That would have been with the earlier Bosch engine management software which I suspect caused carbon build up during cold start. Once Ford started using its own programs, the engineers were able to gain a lot more control over the combustion process. Edited July 1, 2016 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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