I've worked in a factory for over 30 years. However, it's not a Ford engine factory. But I would never expect 100% perfection from any mass produced product.

 

I never said 100%, especially since humans influence the builds. But the issues that re happening are not sabotage, its quality of design and parts.

 

I am definitely glad I didn't buy an ecoboost now. I am also glad I bought the extended warranty for my 5.0.

On another note. We are humans and we make mistakes. 99.99 percent is amazing in my eyes. Any little thing could have caused that piston to fail also. The only thing we all expect to be 100 percent on point is condoms lol.

 

The engine shouldn't of detonated at 84,000, but it did. Maybe these turbos are putting a little more pressure on the engine that it can handle over time, I don't know. But I do know I have no desire to own a turboed six banger anytime soon, but that's just me.

 

100% correct.

 

I kept hearing good things about this engine and honestly thought it would be much better than my 2004 5.4. I'm hoping after this time in the shop they'll fix my issues but if not then next time I buy a truck I might just be looking at a chevy instead. I was in the same boat as the OP about the f150 being the meanest and toughest looking truck and thought it would be a great purchase. I might have made the same mistake twice. Then again I could just be over thinking this and have a great truck that just has some minor mechanical issues that need to be worked out.

 

I unloaded my eco after discovering the design flaws. Luckily, i got off easy. If you can unload without financial loss, find a 6.2. I have never seen issues with them.

 

And ecoboost fanboys have the audacity to bash the 5.0 because of knocking at least knocking won't make the engine spontaneously grenade..

 

Ford replaced lots of knocking 5.0's before they grenaded.

 

All speculation with no evidence. Truth is knocking is a sign of some defect but it doesn't directly cause catastrophic failure or compromise reliability. I had a 4.0 ranger that knocked really loudly for 190k miles and it ran perfectly the entire 15 years I owned it.