So let's beat them to it.
Don't know enough about it to state year and engine type but I do know Ford had tons of issues with their turbo diesel pickup trucks. I knew a few guys going on their second and third turbos, all seeming to fail at around 75K miles. In the end they just got rid of them.Actually, Ford had a lot of problems with the Ecoboost v6 in the Police Pursuit model. This was widely reported. They were regularly going bad at 110,000 miles. I have rented a few Escape's with the 1.6L Ecoboost. They were really slow, probably using low boost and were a pain to drive. If that's what it takes to get the motor to last, too bad.
Problem with small turbo engines is they make pitiful power till the turbo spools up. So owners tend to lean on the gas pedal more to get acceptable performance. Drive it like your 85yo granny on the way to church and you'll get those EPA numbersMy complaint about them is that the published fuel figures seem to be woefully optimistic even by the standards of official fuel figures.
Well, I did install a large amount of solar panels, replaced almost all light bulbs with led, bought the most energy efficient washing machine and dryer, try to avoid flying when there is a good train option (there often is in north western Europe), cycle to work, eat less meat than before etc. However, as all economics textbooks will tell you, dealing with externalities also needs regulation of one kind or another. If not, too many people will opt to be free riders. Mind you, I am not a tree hugger, but a hardcore free market economic historian.
Ford's V6 Ecoboost in trucks don't seem to be a problem. Not aware of the police pursuit issues. Worked for local government once. Their policy was to rebuild all patrol car engines at 100,000 or rebadged the car and gave it to office staff.
The Ecoboost engines achieve full boost at very low rpm and don't suffer from lag like old turbos. Neither do the other brands of modern turbos I've driven.
Never owned a Ford. Never owned a turbo. Not offended.I think it's safe to say gasoline turbo engines have a reduced useful life over naturally aspirated engines of the same horsepower. There may be an exceptional motor which lasts a long time. Depends on what you mean by problems. In many cases the difference is between 140 k miles and 200 k miles. Toyota cherishes that last forever reputation, that's why they don't use turbos. Perhaps it's the difference between good enough and superlative.
I know as a fact lots of BMW M3/M4 motors failed prematurely, or at least the turbo waste gates had to be replaced.
We are getting far afield from Audio. Sorry if anyone owns an Ecoboost Ford and has been offended.
Never owned a Ford. Never owned a turbo. Not offended.
Never liked turbos on any number of cars beginning with Covair and Porsche. Some of the modern ones have most of the problems solved. Maybe better material and manufacturing make the life expectancy a non issue. Maybe those 200 k motors are 300 k motors if not turbod and everything else is the same. So I'm not really in disagreement.
Now your takin!The engine in my Camaro is, with minor changes to fit, the same as in a Stingray. It's 6.2L NA, wildly overpowered, has instantaneous response, and drinks premium fuel like they were giving it away.
The miele washing machine and dishwasher we left behind in the UK are still going fine after 10 years. Perhaps that's good luckPlanned obsolescence example: My Miele appliances say goodbye after 5-7 years. I wonder if that’s just bad luck or because they have 5 year guarantee. I still think professor Lindahl has got it right. He probably knows more about this than most.
My Corvette likes corners and longer runs than a 1/4 mile.In my world we don't talk about 200K motors or MPG. We talk 1/4 mile times, dyno numbers, and fuel octane requirements.
The rest is irrelevant.
Sniff Sniff, "is that race fuel I smell?"
Don't ya hate it when they start catching on.
Yea, back to audio
Now your takin!
The miele washing machine and dishwasher we left behind in the UK are still going fine after 10 years. Perhaps that's good luck
My Corvette likes corners and longer runs than a 1/4 mile.
My father's 57 Bel Aire covertible with a dynod 677 hp at the rear wheels likes 1/4 miles. Different kinds of soundtracks though. Doesn't score well on energy sustainability.
When I was at sea Miele and Maytag were the only two washing machine manufacturers whose wares could stand up to the duty of running pretty much continuously, seven days a week.