2009 F150 Platinum used 108K 4x4
05-10-2018, 12:08 PM
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2009 F150 Platinum used 108K 4x4
Looking at this truck...anything I should be aware of? New to Ford and need a used truck and this one came up and is priced right.
I read about tranny issues and spark plugs with the 5.4...but other than that, they seem pretty reliable for everything I have read.
Wagsy
I read about tranny issues and spark plugs with the 5.4...but other than that, they seem pretty reliable for everything I have read.
Wagsy
05-10-2018, 12:09 PM
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I’d get a 2011 or newer with the 5.0 over the 5.4.
How much is the truck?
How much is the truck?
05-10-2018, 12:23 PM
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You don't say where the truck is located - rust belt or sun belt - but I traded my low, low mileage 2009 5.4 due to extensive rust both on the frame and cross-members under the box and more importantly, on the oil pan. The oil pan was so rusted that bits were flaking off, and a local independent mechanic figured that it needed replacing. Sure enough, the dealer to whom I traded it changed the pan before selling it. The 2009 seemed to have little protection or deflection in front of the pan. Otherwise, it was a solid and comfortable truck, but thirsty.
If the '09 that you are looking at has fresh-looking paint on areas of the frame, etc, it might be a cover-up.
If the '09 that you are looking at has fresh-looking paint on areas of the frame, etc, it might be a cover-up.
05-10-2018, 12:51 PM
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Ok - sounds good. Now that you warned me, I did a search on this site and found out about all the issues with the cam phasers, etc. with the 5.4. I just went thru
that with my 2010 Caddy 3.6L. I want no part of that and am trying to find a truck 4x4 that does not have this issue....Im even leary of the ecoboost motors eventually.
that with my 2010 Caddy 3.6L. I want no part of that and am trying to find a truck 4x4 that does not have this issue....Im even leary of the ecoboost motors eventually.
05-11-2018, 09:38 AM
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Ok - sounds good. Now that you warned me, I did a search on this site and found out about all the issues with the cam phasers, etc. with the 5.4. I just went thru
that with my 2010 Caddy 3.6L. I want no part of that and am trying to find a truck 4x4 that does not have this issue....Im even leary of the ecoboost motors eventually.
that with my 2010 Caddy 3.6L. I want no part of that and am trying to find a truck 4x4 that does not have this issue....Im even leary of the ecoboost motors eventually.