So I know it is too high right now, but it works and it looks awesome. Going to fabricate something this weekend so that it’s much, much shorter. Although I’m pretty excited where it is now.

Had a ‘12 F150 5.0 Lariat, best vehicle I ever owned, had it 10 years, never let me down, survived a literal cat 4 hurricane (Ida) fired up and got me home. At 180k I traded it in on a 22 GMC Sierra, nice truck but build quality and issues made me regret ever getting rid of my F150 everyday I owned it. Ended up trading the Sierra in on a new Tremor, 401a with the 5.0. First impression are the truck drives awesome, cool to finally have a 4x4 as well. Having only 2wd I was afraid it was going to handle bad but it’s very quick and easy to drive. I am hoping it’s as good to me as the other F150 was. Price of trucks are absolutely ridiculous but so is everything.

Hey, recently purchased my first F-150 ('26 STX, 201a equip package, 2.7 V6) and am just wondering what y'all's tips are for helping ensure a long lifespan for my truck. Of course I've got the manufactured recommended schedule, but looking for whatever other insider info as well. I'm someone who has always opted for proactive and preventative maintenance on my nice toys to keep them (hopefully) nicer and longer, even if it costs more along the way.

Thanks guys.

Traded in my MME for an XLT Powerboost Hybrid. Excited to be part of the F-150 crew again!

A tale as old as time. It's definitely a slow leak cause there's never any oil on the ground where I park but man it's always something with this goddamn truck. Rebuilt transmission last year too.

Still some sunny days left before snow, need to wear out these tires so i can slap on 35's

I have a 25 Lariat 5.0 BAP dual factory exhaust. I had a flow fx midsection and couldn’t bear the drone. I don’t want to go with the Borla s-type mid section as it is too aggressive and I’m not paying the Ford Performance upcharge for the touring version. I want to keep it bolt on so looking at a resonator delete for just a little extra. Does anyone have feedback on the Gibson pipe versus the FactionFab pipe? The main difference is Gibson is 3” and FF is 3.5”.

Added some Gen 3 Raptor wheels with 295/70R-17 BFG All Terrain K03 tires. What a difference from stock.

Keycap on my driver side window switch broke off, wondering where I can get another one?

2020 f150 5.0 XLT 10r80

What is this noise? Has front diff replaced and left side iwe and vacuum lines and axel. Noise persists. Mostly through slow acceleration. Fast acceleration I can still kind of hear it but not as much. Need help I’m sick of spending on not fixing the problem

Curious if anyone else has seen this.

See video for RPM surging/flaring on 9-10 upshift. This happened after a tranny fluid change earlier in summer. Took it back to dealership where service was performed, they did a relearn and it went away. Came back yesterday. Seems to be more pronounced on an uphill grade. Could replicate it with manual shifting, did it a bunch of times and then the surging went away - normal drop in RPM in 9-10 shift.

Last time this happened was in summer (35c /95f). Tranny temp increased to yellow level. This time no increase in tranny temp from midpoint, but it was 10c outside.

Truck is 08/2022 build, but I don’t think this is related to CDF issues.

95k kms

Anyone else see this behaviour before?

Hi and thanks in advance. I have this 2001 f-150 4.6L and is driving poorly. When you press on the accelerator the truck feels like it looses power and takes a while to get speed. The car vibrates pretty bad. The mechanic shop is having trouble finding the problem since it doesn’t have a check engine light ON. The truck starts right away with no issues.

Just bought a 23’ KR with 27k miles and it is chopping in park, on top of the normal engine vibration. In this normal for ecoboost? Rpm’s stay at .7k don’t go up, dealer checked for codes, they’re doing a fuel induction today. Thanks

Hey all, I recently purchased a 2018 F-150 with a 5.0 to tow my camper that replaced my 2013 F-150 (due to rust) the 18’ tows the camper much better due to 10 speed but my issue is the rear suspension seems much softer and sags more than my 13’. I have a WDH and it’s set correctly but I’d like to get the sag out of it. What options are you guys running? I know there is air bags, helper springs, etc…

I have a tenth gen f150, v6 manual single cab long bed im looking for ideas on customization, preferably long beds, but any are welcome

I have a RCSB 5.0 2024 with the IHC adjustable 3/5 drop shock relocation w/ helper bags 10k miles on everything. I was thinking of trying some different rear shocks, are there any adjustable ones that allow for a smoother ride?

This is the Performance kit with QA1 adjustable shocks.

Truck will shift through 4th, 5th, and 6th up and down only when using cruise control. Even on a flat stretch of road it will upshift and downshift through those gears. Is this part of the recall? Only does it with CC on.

Anyone have any idea what the average cost of the IWE replacement on both sides would be on a 2017 F150? It’s a Lariat with the bigger engine with barely 100,000 miles on it. The local Ford dealer’s price was kinda offending.

Hey everyone, hoping there are a few mechanics on the sub that can give me some guidance on how to move forward.

1997 Ford F150, 127k miles, v8 4.6L engine, manual transmission, have owned for about 4 years.

Truck runs great in warm weather, but as soon as weather starts to cool down the truck refuses to start. It cranks and cranks, but doesn’t turnover. Issue has persisted since I bought the truck (clearly it was a cheap buy, use to haul, work truck, etc).

I have over the last few years changed out the fuel pump and fuel filter (did this myself). Unrelated, I also have a new starter on the truck and have the appropriate battery.

Anyone experienced a similar issue or know a path forward? To me, and I’m inexperienced in cars overall, it appears it’s getting the needed fuel, but something once the weather cools down just prevents it from turning over. Last piece of relevant info, the muffler is cut off by the previous owner.

Any help is appreciated!

2006 f150 5.4L triton 4x4. Weird noise when going around/over 2k rpm. Happens in park and drive. Have already replaced IWE due to grinding from wheels.
This is a new noise. Can’t seem to find it online. May be fan clutches that’s the main thing I’m seeing online but fan spins free and does not seem to be stuck or acting weird.

After the turn, when my signal goes off, you can hear a rattling noise. Sometimes its louder than others, but it seems to happen pretty consistently between 10 and 40ish. I have looked through every heat shield to see what it could be, I have tightened the exhaust, checked that nothing is lose anywhere that would be hitting something else. I am going crazy trying to find it.

Sorry that this video isn't amazing. Sometimes its loder than this, but you can still at least hear the sound.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you😁

These 3 popups began appearing a few months ago, initially every so often and now every startup.

Lately a few other odd qwerks have appeared, a black screen with working radio and working backup cam, screen freezing and staying on for several minutes after shutdown.

I saw a Reddit post from 3 yrs ago about the same issue, most talk was of a coming OTA software update or some kind of module failure. Canadian spec XLT, stock but for Morimoto headlights 5yrs ago. Any help is much appreciated.

2024 F-150 2.7L 40,000km

Hey All,

Going to replace my spark plugs soon. I swapped them at 100K and I'm currently just shy of 185K (miles). I left the stock coils in when I originally changed the plugs but was curious if it were about time to replace them, now, since I'm coming up on 200K. No noticeable performance issues, currently. No misfires or Check Engine Lights. I've read that folks change them out every time they swap plugs and others swap them out when they start getting misfires. Just wanted to see your opinions, and, if you are replacing, what are you replacing with (brand, what parts/components).

2014, 5.0, 185K Miles. Motorcraft Plugs.