Hi I am looking for a new truck. I own a small lawncare company so I will be pulling a trailer 4 days a week and then using the truck as a DD the rest of the time. I am thinking about getting a Ecoboost but I want the truck I get to last 200k+ miles if I take care of it. I am wondering if anyone has an Ecoboost as a work truck and how the like it. The other thing I'm looking at is the 5.0 I know it get worse milage but if I'm towing a trailer often what would be better I also feel that with the 5.0 I won't have to worry about it not lasting a long time. if anyone has anything that might help I would like to know thanks.

 

You're asking a Unicorn question......

All I know 100% for sure is the Ford Engineers rated the Turbo's up to 150,000 miles.
They're $750 each x2. So factor that in as part of your ownership maintenance.

 

It's been a while since we had a ecoboost vs 5.0 thread debacle.

 

Then I'll start it, get a 5.0

You know I'm kidding. Love the Ecoboost!

 

Ecoboost will last forever...

 

Sure it will.

If you replace parts when they need to replaced and take care of it, just like everything else.

 

yeabut, the 5.0 will get you laid more.

 

If/when they do go out and you keep them long enough for that to occur, you don't have to buy new ones and you certainly don't have to go to Ford to buy them.

You can have turbos completely rebuilt for far less than $750 a piece. I've worked with turbo engines in Supras, Porsche's, etc for the better part of 20 years and have never bought a new turbo when the existing one failed or blew.

Most places charge $350-$500 for a rebuild on a turbo. That includes you sending it or taking it to them, complete dis assembly, all new internals, balance up to an ungodly RPM that your turbo will never see consistently, re-assembly, and returning it to you good as new.

Unless there is some other factor that contributes to the turbo(s) failing at some point, you aren't going to see many of them with issues prior to that 150k mark, or even longer. If proper maintenance of oil and cooling system is observed, I don't see any reason why they won't last at least as long as what Ford is claiming. If that happens, send them off to be rebuilt and you'll be all set.

 

The bigger problem for me is the lack of a long box. I can't imagine doing lawncare work without a LB. (Can you even build a base truck with a LB and Eco?) Personally, I'd be looking at a F350.

 

Turn around time is how long ??

While that's great to know, the reality is unless that turbo rebuild is local, and you trust the vendor, it's going to be complicated for a person who relies on the truck DAILY for work, to have turbo's sent out, repaired, and then sent back, reinstalled, etc.

People typically with work vehicles need them operational ASAP, so that's a factor to consider here.
I drive the EcoBoost myself and love it, but just giving the guy realistic situations that may arise.