I had a 2018 F150 with a Sport package and a 5.0 GT engine with 25,000 miles on it. I still have the truck but because I took it to Interstate Ford, I no longer have the same engine. When I brought my truck in it had a slight CVT rattle that according to Ford should have been serviced with a software update. The Interstate Ford mechanic said it needed the cam phasers replace them prior to making the software update. The real issue is that it took a week and my engine being removed to replace the cam phasers which is unusual and when getting my truck back the engine looked different and had a lot more problems than when I took to Interstate Ford. I posted my frustration with this issue earlier this month just to have the owner respond to the allegations with the engine is stamped with a serial number and to talk to his service manager. I have talked multiple times to the service advisor and the service manager about the visual, not to mention the physical, differences between my engine and the engine in my truck now. It was your service manager that convinced me the engine in my truck now never had the engine cover that was on my engine prior to taking it to Interstate Ford. If I was able to find the stamped number on my engine and pair it up with my truck VIN, I would be pursuing this in a different manner. Being unable to match the engine to the VIN and not being able to talk to anyone higher than the service manager at Interstate Ford has left me with only being able to file a claim with Ford and write a bad review. As I suggested in my first review, documents your vehicle prior to taking it to Interstate Ford. If I would have had one simple picture of my engine, they would not be able to get away with this!

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

^ ^ ^ Yes, thanks for sharing. That's really methed up!



What we'd like to know, just because, is WHO put the "GT" engine in your truck in the first place, and, who did the PCM tuning necessary to "talk" to the cam timing, fuel delivery, spark timing, etc, in the first place. The F150 5.0 Coyote and the Mustang GT 5.0 while being fundamentally identical engines in architecture, are different in more ways than one considering certain details, the least of which being the camshafts themselves. The firing order is different as well.

We ask, because your truck was certainly not built w/ the "GT" engine, instead it was built with the F150 5.0 Coyote variant.

 

/let's see where this may take us

 

Firing order so many don't know, why you cannot get an F150 to sound like a Stang no matter what exhaust and LT setup you do, not that it's bad b/c man even TT PBD build with electronic cutouts sounds like sex and I loved even the Borla Touring with its mellow deep note. But firing order is completely different, let alone cams etc. They sound so different enough that if people didn't know what Coyote was they'd assume two completely different engine platforms.

Far as OP, I don't even know what I just read. I highly doubt repair shop swapped in a Gen 3 block from the Stang and went through the complete nightmare of wiring up and tuning to work with F150s systems as PCM is programmed completely different let alone 10r programming as owned and tuned both. There is no way a shop did this, we need pics of the bay for one thing just to see. I can see an F150 block swapped and not programmed correctly right down to incorrect serial for VB, but a Stang GT block..... Ehhhh

​​​​​​That hurt my head trying to read OP post

 

Plat! Thanks for your corroboration. And, you had me at "Borla Touring"... a system I've always wanted to have on my truck.

While I do indeed comprehend the basics, I'm gonna ask, please, for the definitions of the acronyms you're using.

LT - long tube?

and

TT PBD - I'm just a cave man. Haven't kept up. (I fell in some ice and was later thawed out by scientists)

 

Yeah, I don't know about all of that but what I do know is when I dropped my truck off to get the cam phasers replaced my engine looked like the fist picture with the 5.0 cover on it. This is the way I bought it from the dealership with 35 mi on the odometer. I assumed it was because it had the sport package. The second photo is what it is now after they had it for a week "fixing" it. When I picked it up I noticed the cover was missing, the air intake was different and brand new, and the engine ran so rough that it shook the entire truck. It took 3 more trips to a different dealership, a new set of phasers, and a new idol adjuster to get it running right. Believe me or not, I don't care. Just, if you take your truck to Interstate Ford, I would suggest you take a picture of you engine first.

 

The f150 with the 5.0 never came with an engine cover from factory, so the fact that yours had the engine cover from a 5.0 mustang on it, means that it was installed by the previous owner, and to install one on an f150, you would need all the hardware to do it.

 

I picked it up from the dealership with 35 miles on it and have been the only owner. My engine had that cover and a different air intake for the first 4 and a half years. I owned it. All I've heard was this engine didn't come from the factory with that cover on ot. If I knew this was such a unicorn, I would have taken pictures of it. It may not have been common but I can't believe my truck was the only one. If this was a special order, I would think their would be a record of it. If anyone knows how to identify the specific engine that was put into a specific truck from the factory, please let me know. Other the the engine code in the vin which is the same for both variances.

 

Then it is (was) a true unicorn then since no 15-20 5.0 F150 came from the factory with that engine cover. Maybe a dealer installed option. Do you have the original window sticker?