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Old 04-06-2016, 07:18 PM
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Hey f150 nation. Just purchased a 2013 f150 5.0 4x4. Any common issues. Things I should watch out for? Truck has 44,xxx on it. Thanks in advance.
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2013 5.0 81000km on mine no problems and they have not exactly been "easy" highway km either lol
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No issues with my 2013 5.0. Only been back to the dealer for oil changes and tire rotations. Currently at 25,000 miles
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My '13 5.0 4x4 Screw has 82k and some change. It's runs nice but it was mostly highway miles I was told. (as they all say) But it's in phenomenal condition.
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100,000 on mine this month, starts and runs like brand new. Zero issues so far. I changed the plugs last month and they all looked great.
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26,000 miles. Zero problems.
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Turned over 100,000 miles last month. At 90,000 I had the plugs and boots replaced per Ford's schedule. Last week the belts, idler pulley and tensioner were replaced due to a chirp noise when cold starting. 10,000 mile oil drains per the IOLM, oil analysis taken every time and it looks excellent. It uses a quart between changes ever since new. Its the quickest truck I've ever owned. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.
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My '13 has 32,000 trouble free miles. Runs really strong. Best truck I've owned!
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Only 1 problem:
Went 128,000 miles on the original plugs and truck became slightly harder to start when I got a bad tank of E-85. It would take an extra 3-4 seconds turning over before starting up.
Ran the tank down and refilled with regular gas, problem went away. Still need new plugs tho! Not enough hours in the day.
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I think by 2013 they had all the kinks worked out. There was some issues with the pulley system causing knock on the 2011s i believe, but they've since changed that.

I bought mine (2012) with 44k miles too and so far I've had a few issues:

* slip yoke clunk - took it to the dealer and they greased and fixed the issue
* hard shifting - took it to the dealer and they flashed the TCM and PCM and fixed it
* poor gas mileage - jury's still out on this one...only getting 11.5 mpg that stays the same nomatter if I use e85 or 4x4. Thought maybe the hubs were stuck engaged up front but i took it in and they said it was fine. I live close to teh city though so its probably that and winter gas.


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