Platinum Peasant
Well-known member
- First Name
- Mike
- Joined
- Sep 26, 2020
- Threads
- 79
- Messages
- 902
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- 953
- Location
- West Sacramento
- Vehicles
- 2021 Ford F150 Platinum 3.0 Powerstroke
- Occupation
- Neonatal Respiratory Therapist
The Ecoboost does have reliability issues. I bought one, and am actually selling mine 5k miles in because it’s not that good of an engine. I’m sure lawsuits are jokes and are just laughing matters ? the 3.0 diesel actually has been around much longer than that, if you actually knew much about it.Law suits are often a joke. Mpg isn't a reliability issue. And initially it was an intercooler issue that got everyone all wound up early on, not the engine.. With so few F150 diesels sold (only about 50,000 total in 19 and 20) you don't have many out there to get a large reliability numbers. Only a couple hundred diesel owner issues might have a higher percentage than with the 100's of thousands of Ecoboost engines out there. I don't think you'd have bought an Ecoboost if they were unreliable. Apparently you did based on your vehicle.
"Working men" would include semi drivers in your definition, I think. Look at any truck stop diesel islands. You'll see a majority of the professional drivers hop out of their trucks, open their tool box, grab gloves and start pumping diesel. They aren't trying to keep their manicures all pretty. It's because they don't want to smell it after they get done pumping.
All I'm doing is bringing up things that someone that has never owned a diesel will contend with. I'm not commenting on their dependability because I haven't owned a baby diesel.
I never once said the Ecoboost is better or not. All I said with my way over a million miles of diesel driving you deal with unique ownership things that a gas driver hasn't dealt with or experienced.
Speaking is semi drivers, more than half my family is in the business, both parents included. Gloves only come out when it’s freezing outside, not to handle a diesel pump because they fear some smell on their hands. Anyone buying a 3.0 diesel for a daily driver won’t have to content with that because most people with semis don’t, as I’ve seen first hand. If you prefer gloves, go for it. But it’s 100% a non issue for anyone wanting to own a diesel.
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