Update on my 1st F-150: 2007 5.4 3V Screw 4WD
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Update on my 1st F-150: 2007 5.4 3V Screw 4WD
I have had my truck for 2 months now. In the process of putting about 4,000 miles on it, I have come to a pretty solid conclusion.... I LOVE THIS TRUCK!
I know some on here have had issues with their 5.4 3V, but hopefully my 2007 will be ok. This truck is awesome. It has handled everything I have loaded on it without any issues. Hell, half of the time you can't even tell you are pulling/hauling anything. When I am in traffic and need to "move it" to avoid getting stuck, the truck responds like a sports car. In summary, I am glad I picked the F-150 and not the Silverado I was looking at initially.
I know some on here have had issues with their 5.4 3V, but hopefully my 2007 will be ok. This truck is awesome. It has handled everything I have loaded on it without any issues. Hell, half of the time you can't even tell you are pulling/hauling anything. When I am in traffic and need to "move it" to avoid getting stuck, the truck responds like a sports car. In summary, I am glad I picked the F-150 and not the Silverado I was looking at initially.
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Mine is a daily driver. I put around 110 a day on it. I changed to full syn oil too. It may be my imagination, but I can tell the difference since I changed (about 3000 miles ago).
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I'm glad you love it. My '07 has been the best truck I have ever owned. Bought it brand new and now have 186k miles on it. I put about 120 miles a day on it.
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To elaborate...I have spoke to plenty of Ford techs and ex Ford techs, a common theme is "don't baby these trucks". I see threads about fuel mileage, accelerator on egggshells, under 2k rpms etc. This is great to pick up a few extra MPGs but at what cost? These engines were designed to work.
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Five months into my '07 FX2 SC 5.4l and loving it. As was mentioned above, it tows like a champ and is fairly quick off the line in traffic. I stopped worrying about gas since the vehicle it replaced required premium so there's a 40 cent per gallon savings right there.
I did baby it for the first month or so, just trolling through traffic, but now my foot's in it more often than not. I tow the trailer for our boy scout troop which maybe weighs 2,000lbs so that's nothing.
My only gripe which I'll deal with when I have time, is a lot of rattle in the doors over bumps. It's a supercab so maybe some of that's normal, but there is something loose in the drivers side back door. I hate rattles so it will be dealt with.
Also, yea it's an FX2, complete with the low airdam and running boards, but it's still fine in the fields I hunt. A little lift in the front to get the nose away from the dirt might be in works but not until I run across something that tweaks it.
I've changed my mind about an aftermarket muffler too. I wanted a little more sound but really appreciate the quiet when going into a soybean field at 3am to set up for a days hunt.
93,750 miles. Only mod is a K&N filter in the box.
Weekender.
I did baby it for the first month or so, just trolling through traffic, but now my foot's in it more often than not. I tow the trailer for our boy scout troop which maybe weighs 2,000lbs so that's nothing.
My only gripe which I'll deal with when I have time, is a lot of rattle in the doors over bumps. It's a supercab so maybe some of that's normal, but there is something loose in the drivers side back door. I hate rattles so it will be dealt with.
Also, yea it's an FX2, complete with the low airdam and running boards, but it's still fine in the fields I hunt. A little lift in the front to get the nose away from the dirt might be in works but not until I run across something that tweaks it.
I've changed my mind about an aftermarket muffler too. I wanted a little more sound but really appreciate the quiet when going into a soybean field at 3am to set up for a days hunt.
93,750 miles. Only mod is a K&N filter in the box.
Weekender.
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To elaborate...I have spoke to plenty of Ford techs and ex Ford techs, a common theme is "don't baby these trucks". I see threads about fuel mileage, accelerator on egggshells, under 2k rpms etc. This is great to pick up a few extra MPGs but at what cost? These engines were designed to work.
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