Hauling w/ 2014 F150 V6 Eco boost

Looking at purchasing a 2014 F150 w/ V6. Full 4 door cab with short box.
Any concerns about pulling a trailer with a 4500 lb tractor load?
Anyone had any issues with this model year?

I trade ever two years and the 14 I had was the second one , put 65,000 miles in 24 months with no problems. Pulled boat and tractor several times in the 4,500 lb range. If it has the 10 speed you will like the transmission. You did not mention but there are two sizes of the v6 and mine was the larger engine.

I trade ever two years and the 14 I had was the second one , put 65,000 miles in 24 months with no problems. Pulled boat and tractor several times in the 4,500 lb range. If it has the 10 speed you will like the transmission. You did not mention but there are two sizes of the v6 and mine was the larger engine.

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The 2014 F-150 did not have a 10 speed. They did not exist yet. It would have a 6 speed. Also in 2014 there was only one EcoBoost V6. That was the 3.5L EcoBoost

Is it the 3.5 ecoboost engine or the 3.7 NA? Even the 3.7 non turbo engine is decent power plant compared to the engines from the late 90s early 2000s.

Is it the 3.5 ecoboost engine or the 3.7 NA? Even the 3.7 non turbo engine is decent power plant compared to the engines from the late 90s early 2000s.

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He stated in the title of his post that it is the EcoBoost!

I had that exact truck. I put 140,000 miles on it. Had excellent power for towing and the load your stating is well within range. Be sure to change sparkplugs according to book otherwise you'll have misfire problems and codes.

Meant to add that mine had the tow package, long wheelbase, 20" tires, 3.55 locking rear axle, integrated brake controller, 36 gallon tank, and heavier sway bar.

Do yourself a favor and get one with the Triton V8. I've got a 2016 with the 5.0 and love it. I cannot speak for the 2014 models but the Eco boost F-150 (2013) we have at work has been nothing but trouble. We only pull around 3500 with it between the trailer and two mowers. Runs hot most of the time, fan doesn't want to shut off, once had oil getting sucked into one of the turbos and pretty much had to rebuild the top end of the motor. This truck has just over 100,000 miles on it and I think its going to need more motor work done on it soon. I'm averaging 11.5 mpg at work with the eco, so I really don't understand the fuel cost savings of running the six versus the eight. Saving maybe 1 to 1.5 mpg? Not worth it at all. Better off with too much power when towing rather than too little.

My neighbor has the same truck with the 6.5' bed they bought new in 2012. It has a little over 100,000 miles on it with 0 problems. Brakes and tires. It pulls your size loads better than my 2008 Silverado with the 5.3. We both get 19/20 empty on the E-way.

Do yourself a favor and get one with the Triton V8. I've got a 2016 with the 5.0 and love it.

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The 5.0L V8 is NOT a "Triton" V8! The last year for the Triton V8 is 2010!

My sons 15 eco boost work truck was in the shop so much he had to go rent a Toyota for 2 months till it got back. He said they are not done yet either.And it never pulls anything.

There's no replacement for displacement if you want to pull loads and haul heavy things. I think that puke a boost will be a nightmare over the long haul. A little engine working it's a off to do what a little bigger engine will quite easily. Not for me. Was looking at vehicles at local dealer. He was telling me about his Puke a boost. I told him the same thing I just wrote here. Eco-boost just a fancy green abundant way to sell a scam engine.

I've got a 2012 F-150 Ecoboost and in it's 110,000 miles so far it has done very well. Other than needing new spark plugs a little sooner than scheduled (at around 70,000 miles) it has had no issues whatsoever. I've pulled trailers up close to 10,000 lbs (max rating is 11-something) and it handles it well. I traded in a 2001 F-250 Powerstroke on this truck and can tell you first-hand that for towing power the Ecoboost outperforms the old diesel when pulling the same trailer. The lighter chassis and softer springs are influenced more by the trailer than what the heavier F-250 was so in that regards the heavier truck was better. I'd recommend a weight distributing hitch if your trailer weights gets much over 6000 lbs or so. With a distributing hitch the truck rides and handles perfectly fine even up towards the maximum rating.

Yeah, I mean those "puke a boost" engines will never hold up... They've only been putting them in F150's since 2011.

I have a 2012 Eboost with 230,000 miles on it. Only replaced one coil pack and a throttle body. It will laugh at 4500 lbs. Will buy another if I ever wear this one out.

I have a good friend that is a tech at a local Ford dealer. We have had a lot of discussions on the Eco boost. I would not buy an early 3.5. They had problems. On the other hand the 2.7, he says, is the best engine that Ford is building right now. They have sold hundreds of them at his dealership and he says he has never had to crack one open to see whats inside. The new 3.5 have been improved also. Personally I am looking to buy a new truck with the 5.0

A production 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine, #448AA, was randomly selected from the assembly line at Ford's Cleveland engine plant. This engine had no idea it was in store for 163k miles of brutal endurance testing.
#448AA was Shipped to dynamometer cell 36B in Ford's Dearborn, MI engine lab and run for 300 hours, this engine's first experience was a rapid simulation of 150,000 customer miles, including thermal-shock runs in which the engine was cooled to -20F and then heated to +235F, repeatedly.
The engine was shipped to Ford's Kansas City truck plant where it was installed in an F-150 4X4 Super-Crew. After assembly the truck was driven to Nygaard Timber in Astoria, Oregon, where it dragged a total of 110,000 pounds of logs across the ground (requiring all 420 ft-lb TQ)
Next they drove the truck to Miami Speedway, and hooked it up to a 2-car open trailer carrying two NASCAR Ford Fusions (a total of 11,300 pounds) and run continuously around the oval track for 24 hours (average speed: 82 mph, distance covered: 1,607 miles)
After this they took the truck to Davis Dam in Arizona, where it beat out the 5.3-liter Chevy Silverado V-8 AND the Ram 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 each pulling 9,000 pounds up a 6 percent grade in an uphill towing contest.
The 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost engine was removed and then installed in a 7,100-pound F-150 Baja race truck. After 1,200 miles of practice they raced the truck 1060 miles in the SCORE Baja 1000, the toughest off-road race in North America, finishing 1st overall in the Stock Engine class. The truck's owner said the engine's fuel economy was so good compared with his previous V8 he skipped 2 planned fuel stops during the grueling trip from Ensenada to La Paz. After winning in Baja they sent the engine back to dynamometer cell 36B and dyno-tested one final time. It generated 364HP and 420ft-lb TQ, only one horsepower less than its HP rating and exactly Ford's given torque rating.
Lastly, for the final episode of the F-150 EcoBoost torture test, Ford Motor Co did a complete engine tear-down and inspection of engine #448AA (never been serviced or previously inspected) in front of thousands at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The engine parts were laid out on three huge tables so that when the tear-down was complete, the engineers and the audience could take a closer look.

Family member has had 3 of the 3.5's since they first came out. Tow 10k plus trailers. Fuel pump failed in the second one within days of new, but other than that just oil changes.

Good highway mileage when empty. Tons of power. Max tow and payload package on their current one rides a bit rough but handles big trailers fine.

Caterpillar guy-you said it best!

Rock

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Do yourself a favor and get one with the Triton V8. I've got a 2016 with the 5.0 and love it.

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The 5.0L V8 is NOT a "Triton" V8! The last year for the Triton V8 is 2010!

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.and the end of thos came none too soon!

I have a 2012 with the max tow package rated to tow 11,200# which it can easily handle. Have 95,000 miles on it now and tow a gooseneck that when loaded is at the tow rating. Two things that should be done with these engines is change oil every 5,000 miles ( they don't like dirty oil and can develop timing chain issues if you wait until the change oil light comes on) and spark plugs should be changed 50,000 miles instead of the 100,000 recommendation. The great thing about towing is that peak torque is around 2,000 rpm instead of 5-6000 in a V8. They are fun to drive. Funny thing is I have a 1979 one ton flat bed dually and the towing chart in the manual shows a maximum tow rating (if it had a 460 V8) of 10,000# vs 11,200 for the F-150. They area great engine if maintained.

I have a F150 with the Eco Boost. I live in Delaware and have towed my 20' enclosed car hauler with show car inside to northern New York, Hilton Head, SC and Lexington KY with no issues whatsoever. I'm very satisfied with it. Gas mileage without the trailer: 20 mpg. Gas mileage with the trailer: 9 mpg.

I bet a lot of the neigh sayer's really do not have direct experience.

There is no reason a correctly built turbo gasser will not hold up.

I think Ford got this right.

I guess we got one of the bad ones then. Anyway, I agree with caterpillar guy. I'd rather have too much power than too little. If you are only averaging 19-20 with the six empty I'd take the 5.3 everyday of the week. My 5.0 averages 18.5 empty. I'll take the .5 mpg loss for WAY more power.

Louis you are correct on the Tritons. I recall one of those triton motors having a tendency to throw spark plugs. Think it was the 5.4. But then some of these guys would also be hauling some crazy heavy loads through the hills of southern Ohio.

(quoted from post at 15:47:50 10/15/20) Looking at purchasing a 2014 F150 w/ V6. Full 4 door cab with short box.
Any concerns about pulling a trailer with a 4500 lb tractor load?
Anyone had any issues with this model year?

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left the industry in 2012 and have no experience with that year of truck. What ever late model vehicle you choose I advise to leave the engine management stock. In the long run the tow duty trucks seem to have a better durability and dependability record when left stock. Not 100% of the time but a good rule of thumb. If you can handle another loaded pickup like yours passing you on a 6% grade chances are it will be in the shop before yours.

That truck is more than capable of pulling that load. In fact the ecoboost carries the highest tow rating of all f150 engines and configurations. In 2014 the 6.2 V8 was an option and that engine is a beast, depending on configuration the 6.2L matches the 3.5L in tow ratings (11,300# max), The ecoboost is more comparable to the 6.2L than 5.0L, sadly the 6.2 is not available anymore in F150's.

The peak torque rating is at 2500 RPM and 90% of peak torque from 1700-5000RPM. Sure you can mash it to the floor but it pulls much harder than the 5.0 empty or loaded and at lower RPM too. The V8's will downshift a few times while screaming going uphills where the 3.5 might downshift 1 gear and lumber up the hill. They are fun to drive, and efficient too if you stay off the skinny pedal, they pull and feel like a diesel engine. They are not unreliable as everything has it own issues, but the 2nd gen (2017+) has been upgraded, along with an exclusive 10spd trans. Current 3.5L power levels are up to 450hp & 510lb/ft

"There is no reason a correctly built turbo gasser will not hold up."

I agree.
Yet Ford won't put them in anything larger than a half ton.
So maybe they do not agree?
I drive a 2018 F250 with the 6.2 gas. Three years in March.
So far, no issues with that.