Right now, anyone that wants to buy a F150 3.0 Diesel or already owns one might be screwed because the EGR bypass valve flap screws have been found to be loose or missing and they can be sucked into the engine which will result in severe damage. Ford has issued an Emission recall under 18E02 for trucks built before the second week of October 2018 to replace the EGR bypass valve to remedy the problem.
When did it become a prerequisite that our trucks should perform like sports cars? A pickup is first and foremost a tool then all else should come into play. Just my 2 cents.
It's not a perquisite, but why is it a bad thing that it does? All a sports car means is better handling, stopping and acceleration, which is what we should all want out of our cars and trucks, right? Also, it is a work tool first and foremost. In fact, better handling, stopping and acceleration make them better tools.
Zachary to me, truck DNA means body on frame and column shifter. Which is why it bums me out that a lot of the option packages get rid of it in favor of a center mounted one
Looks more and more like the Ram V6 hybrid will be the cheapest to own and maintain. I had high hopes for the diesel half ton. Maybe GM's version will have better numbers. An inline 6 makes more sense anyway.
Depends on the type of emissions. When it comes to certain pollutants, the standards are the same for light cars and light trucks. When it comes greenhouse emissions, different standards are set based on "Footprint" size. Cars with smaller "Footprints" have higher standards than cars and trucks with larger "Footprints".
I hate how they keep putting the engine you want with the more expensive trims. Ram at least has the Tradesman where you can get the 5.7 Hemi in a pretty basic truck. If Ford did that with this, it might make it a more attractive package. I'm really not interested in so much of the luxury features. I just want a rough and tumble kind of truck.
jacovand5 Garbage. Diesels are expensive to warranty and emissions compliance is difficult. That's the only reason manufacturers in the US have avoided making diesel mainstream. Of all the diesels sold in the US, they all have issues, whether it be cheating, reliability, costing a fortune or a mix of all.
jacovand5 Modern diesels engines are shit, and buyers are stupid and can't do math. That's the real reason they don't want to offer them to average Joes.
jacovand5 You do realize a loaded up F-150 Powerstroke isn't going to be much less than $80,000, right? Nearly the same price as a similarly equipped F-250 Powerstroke diesel. What is the purpose of getting an F-150 diesel, saving money or being economical? Come on now..... When it comes to diesel, people really have lost the ball.
I mean diesels are for fuel savings basically. But with the mark up on these (7k more than 2.7), you need 6/7 yrs of driving to get the fuel cost back and you definitely are getting a slower engine which makes little sense. Idk why did ford charge that much while the mark up on 3.0 diesel over the supercharged v6 is just 2k on range rovers.
Yeah...Nothing says durability like a fabric timing belt! That should be good for 100k at best! How much to replace that belt? How much for that optional motor upfront? Same price for both you say? Sounds about right...
Galon of fuel in europe is between 5 and 6 dollars and then you will understand why all commercial vehicles, 95% of SUV and more then half of cars use diesel fuel. So we can see your greatest "national interest" is well kept with all those troops abroad and there is no need to buy this kind of engines yet. Enjoy!
Bummed that Autoguide wasted there one review video a week on a meh diesel engine video. Waste of talent. Also truck videos bring put the lowest IQ commenters. Cant believe any one would say a negative thing about Craig. Literally one of the best reviewers out there
East17A diesel engines are stupid in a half ton pick up. after u pay higher prices for diesel fuel and def fluid what are u saving. they know most people don't do the math. not including u have to pay more for the diesel engine
the first thing comes to mind including to everything you mentioned is reliability. that doesn't seems reliable to me i can't imagine the automotive industry is getting away with product that cost a lot of money that has designed reliability it will last for about 10 years before starts to fall apart !!! and that is ok beginning with body get rusted easy !!!
“Co designed with Jaguar Land Rover and PSA” you might as well just bring it to the junkyard... it wont be worth the time money or aggravation. Ford what in the world are you thinking you start designing your own power stroke after you cut ties with international and started making halfway decent trucks but you decide to co design another crappy diesel engine with some of the worst car manufacturers the world has what is wrong with you
This engine will be disaster for customers. Maintenance cost, repairs, and Ford's history of bad quality. History repeats itself, Ford repeats same quality issues, every time.
