Ford V10
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I have an 06 F350 single rear wheel, extra cab, 4x4 (work truck). I get between 10 and 12 all the time. I tow often between 5-10k and it tows great. Have just over 73k with no trouble. Have been told that we should be able to get 150k miles without any trouble.
BigT
BigT
I had one come through the shop today. It was a 2006 E450 12 passenger bus. Its had over 658,000 miles and is still on the original engine. Amazing! I have 2010 with 128,000 and no problems. Another customer with right at 300,000 on his 2000 Excursion and had a couple fuel pumps and one spark plug self eject but that is it. Both have had very good maintenance!
There's been some recent discussion on this in another thread..... Not a super high performance motor, but very reliable and get the job done.
http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343461
http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343461
I have a 2005 F-250 with the V10 in it.
Pretty religious about pre-emptive maintenence, but NO mechanical failures other than a fuel pump.
I have the 4.10 rear end and 4x4.
Mileage is HORRIBLE, but I would average around 11.
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Pretty religious about pre-emptive maintenence, but NO mechanical failures other than a fuel pump.
I have the 4.10 rear end and 4x4.
Mileage is HORRIBLE, but I would average around 11.
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11 isn't "HORRIBLE" for a V10 w/4.10 gearing.
I am probably averaging under 13 for all around real world (towing, short trips etc) with my F150 w/5.4
We have a work truck, which is either an 01 or 02 V10 automatic.
250,000 miles on the original engine and tranny.
99% of the miles are towing a trailer. I would say around 3-4000 lb load. The truck stays hooked to the trailer almost always.
The truck is not a powerhouse. I would say similar to the 6.0 Chevy, but thumbs up for reliability. Only problem the truck has ever had is it blew one spark plug out, which is common.
7 MPG towing the trailer is the norm.
250,000 miles on the original engine and tranny.
99% of the miles are towing a trailer. I would say around 3-4000 lb load. The truck stays hooked to the trailer almost always.
The truck is not a powerhouse. I would say similar to the 6.0 Chevy, but thumbs up for reliability. Only problem the truck has ever had is it blew one spark plug out, which is common.
7 MPG towing the trailer is the norm.
Winter, Towing in 4x4
I get 6-8mpg.
But, for the most part, I have 160K of trouble free miles on her.
Plan on replacing her in the Fall of 2014 when I pick up one of the new 2015 F-150s.
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volcano buster
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I have been running F150's for 10 years with one prior to my F250HD I had before this fleet. The newer F150's do an amazing job for small to medium sized loads. My F250 weighed 6000# with my 2012 F150 Supercrew long bed weighing in at 6400#, the F150 would run off and hide from the big block powered HD. The only thing it doesn't do as well is haul a heavy load in the bed.
I took a 3 place enclosed with 3 sleds and 3 people from W. Oregon to 7-Devils Idaho last winter and ran 10 mpg over and 9 mpg back so an average of 9.5 mpg. I was running anywhere from 68-73 on the interstate and with the 5.0 V-8 I could run any hill I pointed up at least 70 mph.
Empty mileage I get about 16.5-17 but I'm usually on the interstate or in the woods so maybe not ideal for comparison. I think 3.55 gears would have worked fine and provided a little better mileage empty, but I liked the sound of the 3.73's for towing the trailer. I have no experience with the EB V-6, but the V10 pulls ok but doesn't have the thrust of a Diesel when pulling.
I took a 3 place enclosed with 3 sleds and 3 people from W. Oregon to 7-Devils Idaho last winter and ran 10 mpg over and 9 mpg back so an average of 9.5 mpg. I was running anywhere from 68-73 on the interstate and with the 5.0 V-8 I could run any hill I pointed up at least 70 mph.
Empty mileage I get about 16.5-17 but I'm usually on the interstate or in the woods so maybe not ideal for comparison. I think 3.55 gears would have worked fine and provided a little better mileage empty, but I liked the sound of the 3.73's for towing the trailer. I have no experience with the EB V-6, but the V10 pulls ok but doesn't have the thrust of a Diesel when pulling.
Here are some recent entries from my logbook.
158 miles, 13.09 mpg
216 miles, 8.86
91 miles, 10.27
180 miles, 11.25
217 miles, 8.03 (towing)
238 miles, 9.93
254 miles, 12.01
56.5 miles, 10.66
130.2 miles, 10.98
55 miles, 8.69 (towing)
169.5 miles, 8.03 (Towing)
95.5 miles, 7.39 (Towing)
299 Miles, 12.70mpg
209 miles, 12.80 mpg
201 Miles, 13.76mpg
2,569 Miles
245.68 gallons
Average Milage, REAL WORLD = 10.48 Miles Per Gallon.
This using 85 Octane for commuting
91 octane for towing.
