I am very close to buying a 2021 F150XL 4X4 with the 5.0L Gen3 Coyote Engine and please need my questions answered ASAP

My friend at work who works in our companies motor pool (our company owns 100s of F150's, 350's and 550's) and he has been out on sick leave for over 6 months and I wasn't able to get a hold of him to ask him about Fords. I did send him and his family a monthly food care package. He got back to work today and heard I had been by his department looking for him, he called me today at home and cautioned me about multiple issues with the Gen 3 Coyote and stopped short of telling me not to buy but just wanted me to be aware of them.

I promptly went on Youtube and searched problems with gen3 5.0L coyote and was not happy with what I found.

Because all five pickups I have owned and the one I currently own had 8' beds, an 8' bed is a must have. So that reduced my choices to Ford or Toyota. I chose Ford for the better Gas mileage over the Tundra. I haven't owned a F150 in over 15 years so I thought I had done my research well on the 5.0L Coyote and 10 speed transmission but apparently I didn't.
Last F150 I owned had the straight six in it with a stick shift no less. That truck lasted me 330k miles and I then gave it to my best friends uncle who put another 200k on it.

Now I am having serious second thoughts Because I hold onto my trucks a very long time never less than 10 years and most closer to 20 years and have put well over 150k miles on every one I owned, Two I put more than 300k miles on them. I will add I maintain my vehicles extremely well.
So could PLEASE SOMEONE who knows the truth tell me how likely am I to have the engine issues I now have become aware of, specifically the ticking sounds and piston slapping issues as well as any other issues with the Gen3 5.0L Coyote engine?

Greatest of thanks as this means a great deal to me.

 

Well...I have a 5.0 and I love it and it runs great and it gets excellent fuel mileage and if I had to buy another new truck today I would get it with the 5.0 engine again.

I had a 3.5 eco in my previous truck...

 

This guy knows a lot and says that the engines are all "carryover" engines. Meaning, of course, that nothing has changed for 2021. Old problems still exist. Might help your decision. He talks about engines at 15 minutes in.

 

May I suggest that you go to the 2021 Section here on the forum and ask your questions.

You will receive a lot more responses and from the people that own them.

 

The truth, no one has. Some trucks have issues, while others dont. My 5,0 just turned 128K and going strong. Buy what you want and also buy the extended warranty, drive the truck and enjoy!

 

Thank you.
Did as you advised.