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I watched this video about 9 years ago. I went and bought the first CC 4x4 2011 F150 to hit the lot in my town when they were released. That truck now has 320,000 miles on it and going stronger than the day I bought it. It's been running a livernois tune for years and years without a problem. I'd recommend one to anyone who needs a half ton. It's been used and abused. It's towed well over 100,000 of it's miles with trailers over 12,000 lbs at times. It's a monster. If I didn't need to tow heavier then it would be the only truck I had.

I bought my Ford Ecoboost because of these tests. Haven't even looked back. Excellent motor and truck

Imagine they accidentally put the 150,000 mile engine in a truck that's new and sell it like that🤣

Love the V8 audio overdub during the Baja segment.🤣

I skipped my F250 Diesel and now have a 2013 3.5L Ecoboost,...best thing I ever done, this Engine is FANTASTIC...it pulls like a train and you are just building up the trust in this FORD Masterpiece of Engineering...it will simply NOT let you down ! Very VERY satisfied !

Bottom line. Ecoboost needs and wants to be driven like you stole it. Not a problem for me :)

Got my first EcoBoost truck in 2011. Put 211k on it and gave it to my son in 2018 with zero problems. Our 2018 King Ranch is even more powerful and still zero problems.

Chevy is to busy dropping bricks in the bed of there's

it would be awesome to see a test like this with GM and Ram participating until one truck is left and all other engines are blown, etc.

I'm sure they maintained the hell out of this engine during these tests. Maintenance is the key. Any vehicle requires maintenance. If you run it hard... maintain it hard. If you run it easy... standard maintenance will do. Either way just learn your vehicle and how best to maintain it. That's the real answer.

brb, gonna go get a ford.

My family and I had a 2003 Ford Expedition (5.4L Triton V-8) and after 14 years and 220,000 miles, we just wanted to replace her. I was hesitant to purchase a replacement expedition due to the Eco-boost being a v-6. I thought, "that's a big vehicle to move with a V-6". So, we did a test drive and oh boy was I wrong. Our 2016 Expedition is outstanding and nobody is ready for the power that it produces. We go to the river, pull our boat and otherwise use it like any other vehicle and whether we're pulling our boat, entering the freeway or just passing another vehicle, we are amazed. We recently took a road trip to Sedona, Az. and I'm not used to driving it since it's my wife's primary vehicle, but this trip I was again reminded what a fantastic handling vehicle our Expedition is. We treat our vehicles well and while we keep them for many year and high miles, we watch as friends replace their Suburban's and Tahoe's at around the 100,000 mile mark because of reliability issues. I don't describe myself as a hater of all others, but I do love my Ford's, including my 2015 Mustang GT. Oh, and I also love Porsche's :).

I love my ford f150 ecoboost! I drive to every rodeo with 3 horse trailer and I love how that engine works.

gotta give that 6R80 some props too LOL, holding up like that as well

Mike Rowe is a legend

I bought this exact same year make and model (even the same color) F-150 Ecoboost. So far I have hauled 30 foot travel trailer up mountains passing people. I've got 65,000 miles on it and it runs like I bought it yesterday. IF I ever sell it, it will ONLY be to buy an F-350 diesel to haul a much bigger trailer. I love this truck.

I have a 2011 lariat f150 I bought new with the 3.5 ecoboost and I absolutely love my truck after 10 years and 280,000 mile I still love it.

Just bought a 2014,f150 3.5 twin turbo.I heard the motors were good.this clarifies hearsay. I'm glad I got this truck.

Never been a FORD guy but after watching hours and hours of videos (in the market for a newer truck) I will buy my first FORD.

I find it strange they use v8 engine soundtracks when it’s accelerating 😂😂

Just got me one and remembering now that I watched this video years ago thinking, "if Mike Rowe approves, it must be good". Cheers to the ecboost fam! Glad to be a memeber.

Love mine ,2.7 eco boost reg cab 4x4 ordered from ford took 3 months ,23 mpg 19 when towing a 3600 pound car and 4000 pound trailer truck works hunts fishes and runs rock trails around my house love it love it love it

We regularly get ecoboosts in our shop with 200,000+ miles with no complaints or problems other than regular oil changes. They are tough

When a truck outsells the most popular car in the world and people talk shit they say it’s a ford no it’s an f-150 I have a 1989 f-150 with 890,000 miles and it’s finally done with a overhaul let’s see how long it lasts now

I inherited my dads 2018 f150 xlt 4x4. It has the 2.7L ecoboost with 34k miles. I absolutely love this truck.

That's a pretty solid testing!

I just went on my own cannon ball run from Oregon City Oregon to Las Vegas and put 1985 miles in 24 hours on my 2020 F150 ecoboost and in Nevada you can basically haul ass.When passing starting at 85 mph and it jumps to 110 this truck is phenomenal.

They need to do a torture video on coyote 5.0.

2500 miles on my 2019 3.5 and love it.

I bought a Ford Raptor because of this video. Awesome truck.

Has anyone noticed that when they put the ecobeast in the Baja truck, the sound of that Baja truck didn’t change one bit, didn’t even sound close to a V6

I always drove beaters and made them last.now i got the ecoboost explorer and im lovin it

I wonder where is engine 448AA at and is it still running strong today.

I bought this truck in 2013 with the 3.5. Immediately threw 37’s and a lift on it. Here we are in 2022, never done a thing but general maintenance and put gas in it. What they’re saying is pretty true, it hasn’t even flinched.

All manufacturers need to publish this kind of testing. Good on Ford ! , but a redo is due with a 2021 model

205k miles on my 2013 and it’s been tuned and driven hard for all of it, I blew the stock turbos at 165k mikes with full intention of upgrading when I got the truck, replaced timing chain and phasers at 200k and plugs every 60k, which was only due to the higher HP and the way I drive it. Other than that no problems, I traded in my 1st gen Raptor for my 13 eco boost bc of theses videos and my EB will run circles around the raptor, I’ve got my eye on the new raptor bc it’s has the EB but I love my 6 speed for the gearing. IDGAF about gas mileage, But I do average 15.2mpg and I’m leveled on 33x20x12.5’s.

Purchased a gen 2 Ecoboost 3.5. Very impressed with the power!

Rear tire eater for sure!! I love mine.

The legendary Ford truck in action.

Went from a 2018 Silverado 5.3L to a 2011 f-150 3.5L EcoBoost and I'll forever be a ford Ecoboost guy now

I'm throughly impressed.

Watching this ! Makes me proud to own a f150! Its funny how many people hate on ford and dont even know why there hating on it !

2014 Eco 185k runs amazing. Gave it a 93 oct tune and she hauls a**!!

That's why I bought a 2013 limited ecoboost f150

I’ve been looking into Frontiers and F-150s. THIS test has me going to get a F-150.

Had 2014 F150 XLT with that 3.5 turbo,amazing motor...drove from bowling green kentucky to Erie pa with one tank of gas,and i was driving 80 to 90 MPH and that motor was just hummin along

I have an 2011 with 60K, I pull a 7,000lb Travel Trailer. Closer to 7500lb when loaded with our stuff. This motor is amazing. When towing the shift points are still around 2500rpm. Feels like it is shifting way to early but it keeps pulling and accelerating with ease. As far as MPG go all 1/2 ton trucks are the same. I just like the fact that this truck does not have to struggle to pull what I need it to. I can sit back and relax while pulling on the highway. Put new plugs in at 45k. Ford did a repair on a cold start rattle issue at 50k. It does what I need it to.

My 17 f150 is so nice I can’t believe it’s mine. Most times I baby her but when it’s time to work she can get it done like a beast.

4:42 NEVER, EVER, put a chain or tow strap behind a ball. It can easily break off and become a deadly projectile.

Ford also does a lot of their testing with van services that go from the Denver or Gunnison to ski resorts. I have been on many trips to ski in Colorado and watched Ford vans sit near redline, fully loaded, all the way up the mountain, and then, all the way down the mountain, at redline, in lower gears, to save the brakes. One van service that I used said that Ford does all of the fluid changes on their vans and gives the vans a new engine and transmission at $150K and the van service then sells that van to a ski service located in the Andes in South America. Ford then disasembles the engine and looks for all of the wear points. Knowing that those motors and transmissions can take that kind of abuse for 150K miles is the one of the reasons that I'm a Ford truck guy.

It's a good car for each engine for each episode

i have a 2016 f150 limited with around 88k miles on it with the 3.5L. The only issue she has is her rough idle and misfires at full throttle when im doing a pull. this because of the coilpacks. easy fix and not too expensive. besides that, 0 issues. i dont do any sort of towing, im building her up to be a sport truck. the only mod i have is a cold air intake and her low end torque is amazing, really pulls hard and doesnt sound bad at all

My 2015 3.5 ecoboost is an absolute animal. I never want anything else. Easy on gas when I take it easy, an absolute powerhouse when I need it to be. And I've never yet gotten below 19 mpg.

Would had loved to see before and after compression

From a cinematic perspective this looks freakin amazing

it shows that if you maintain an engine with proper oil and early change intervals you can get an engine to run to 500K miles without issues

My Ford Transit van has a V6 310 HP twin turbo EcoBoost engine, and I use it for camping off road. It gets great gas mileage.

Was there a catch can on this and what was it tuned like the whole time it was being tested

This video made me buy my 2018 3.5 Ecoboost F150. 2 years in, it's a F'ing MONSTER!!! I love her even after trading in my beloved Audi S4 (6 speed manual). If you're watching this and considering a truck, buy this one.

I just did a cannonball run to Las Vegas from Oregon City Oregon 1985 miles in 24 hours of driving.This truck is bad ass

Ford is king over all trucks and has always been

bought my 2015 3.5 ecoboost. and this video did convince me :) at 110k miles, i had to replace turbo cooling connector because of coolant leak. Painful to do at home, but do able .

Damn son, FORD F150-American engineering at its finest

145,000 on my 2013. Still moving. Love it when I hear the turbos whistle when spinning up. People still turn their heads.

Would be more convincing if the same transmission and computers accompanied that engine through all of those tests...those are the items causing problems these days.

Did they reassemble the engine after the rear down?

So does Ford GT supercar have the same engine but normaly with some modifications such as : bigger turbos, dry sump, titanium rhods etc. !!??

I was impressed with this engine when I saw these commercials years ago, then I watched when ford entered them in the 24 hours of Lemans and now I own a 2017 F150 with the 2nd gen 3.5L Ecoboost engine... ford bastards set me up lol. I love this engine and the truck itself and as much trash people talk about ford they forced competitors to rethink their strategy, in 2015 they were way ahead of the game and still are.

During the test did they change engine oil ?

No denying that engine is legendary.

Got my 2013 ecoboost 2 years ago. Love the truck took auch good care of her and at 130k miles the pistons are fried .. junk

I want to know how they ran it so hot on the track with the turbos glowing red and didn’t have any exhaust manifolds go bad? That’s been the only real repair I’ve had to do with mine from running it too hot towing in the summer! Otherwise it’s been a GREAT truck!

Would love to see the intake valves after all these tests

Those sure are some brand new clean hard hats they have on, makes me double think what worker has scratch free hard hat if you’ve worked in any hard labor work you’ll know what I’m talking about

so, if NASCAR had the rules they had in the 60's, that V6 Ecoboost would be in a musclecar, and they would be running it.

Wow that engine is tough Totally upgrading from my 2012 silverado

Engine is great it seems... How reliable are the turbos and when do they go out? How much are replacements?

Bro is that one of the Krat brothers 😂😂

Ok it is now Aug 17, 2020. I bought my 2011 F150 Crewcab 3.5L Ecoboost in November 2011 and I have not looked back. Sure there was a recall on two parts on it and Ford replaced the faulty parts relatively quick and for free. I forget what it was but had to do with the braking system if I recall (no pun intended). I STILL own my truck and save for some cosmetic damage this truck still runs like new. I pulled a bucket truck with it, a fully loaded chipper and trailer and even helped pull my friends trailer loaded with 12,000 lbs of scrap iron with this BEAST! I was going to give it to my step-daughter when I passed but after a falling out, the truck is now going to be passed to my fiancee. I recently bought a travel trailer and currently loading it for a move to a new home. Truth be told, I would not buy a new truck. The new auto shut off features of Ford is not the best option in my opinion. Glad my 2011 does not have that feature. Besides the 2 recalls and regular oil changes, air filters, and tires, I have no complaints. I love My (even tho the misses calls it "Hers" lol) Truck! 65k and still going strong! The Main reason I bought my truck was because of these torture test videos. Thank You Ford.

I got a 2016 ford f150 platinum super crew fx4 3.5 L ecoboost and i wouldnt change it for nothing ! Great power and acceleration. I even put big rims and tires on it and its still as fast as before! Had it for about 6 years and i have had zeroo problems just normal things like brakes, oil changes and thats about it ohh and new battery !

Guess they didn't do that testing on the 6.0 powerstroke lol.

I just rolled off the lot in a 2011 used eco boost F-150 Lariat. Hope it doesn’t screw up.

Wow, they should putt back on Dayno for a another 100 hours or 50,000 miles, Then take apart

Is Ford or the aftermarket making it possible to put these in hot rod applications like the LS or LT motors are being used?

Are there any information available on what kind of oil they ran the engine with, -how often they changed it etc? I'd definately test one 3,5 ecoboost when I get my chance, just aint too many of them around here in Norway. Theres only one 2012-model for sale online for an aquevalant of $65.000,00 (import tax, hp-tax etc..). Until then I'll keep enjoing my perfect running '80 F150 with the strong 300 six :-)

240,000 on my 2012 3.5 ecoboost. I bought this truck new and it is hands down the best engine I've ever owned. Only maintain oil and plugs. It still runs strong and can tow just about anything I throw at it... too bad the body is going because my state uses salt and I live on a dirt road. I am convinced the body will go before the engine. My next truck will be a Ford 3.5 ecoboost.

The host forgot about the Nissan Titan. It's a solid truck as well. Also, I've noticed that he didn't say how many oil changes they did to the truck. Nor did he specify what type of oil (traditional or synthetic) or what brand was used during each service.

My motor on my 2016 ecoboost locked up at 13k miles and now the brand new motor already has a check engine light

I only have 1 problem with the f 150 3.5 ecoboost. It is the only truck my 2019 Ford ranger 2.3 ecoboost can't beat in a drag race lol.

Mike Rowe, I just saw tucker Carlson where you explained how to sell a pencil. I bought my f150 because of this vid. now I am wondering if it was a sham. I drive 350 miles per week to go to work. I just bought an RV because I trusted that my new truck can hull it because of what you showed. I drive my beautiful wife and two kids in my truck on trips. please tell me that you honestly stand behind this truck.

No mention of the transmission or how many they went through? I wonder what else failed that they are telling us like the cooling system electrical system. I’m a fan of Ford so I’m just wondering why they leave out all that stuff

This is why Ford is doing all the testing like this because they're going to EcoBoost engines are going to be going into a lot of their vehicles

What's with plastic oil pans and the bolts leaking oil?

I have a 2018 F150 sport I bought brand new. 57k on it and what a beast. She tows our platform buggy and 24' enclosed trailer like a champ. No issues from me. I love my truck

This test also shows the the rest of the drive train, tyranny, diff and drive shaft can take a beating too. Before they took the engine out to the Baja. I got a 2015 ecoboost so far its good.

My boss have a 2017 V8 silverado, a 2014 Ram 5.7L v8 and a 2012 Ecoboost F-150 him and his wife say the Ford has easily is the best for towing and the only one they’d trust with their Camper on a long trip!

This is the reason i bought a 2019 2nd gen . Love my ecoboost. 60k kms on it right now. My buddys has 450k kms

I went to get river rock with a dump trailer and my 2012 eco boost. They loaded 4 bobcat buckets of med size river rock. The trailor hitch almost went to the ground. The tandem tires went almost half flat. I was like oh crap. All ready loaded and had a 30min drive on back roads. Power wise never felt a thing like it wasn’t even towing. I was only worried about the brakes as the trailer didn’t have electric brakes. I didn’t get to weigh it I wish I cudda.

I like how they dubbed v8 noises in.