FORD F150 SUPERCREW 2007/08

[hoaglandr]

My Ford Ranger with 4l v-6 5 speed auto trans was giving me about 10 to 11 miles to the gallon at best !

Same here. I've got the admiral convinced to trade in our Ranger for a bigger truck. I'm also looking for an F150. Mileage couldn't get any worse

Russell

[Bluecrab]

I have to chime in on this one.

2004 F150 Super Crew. Bought it for the quiet ride, seating comfort, roomyness, 3V motor, etc. Most problems of any vehicle I have ever ouned, seriously.

Bought it new, had it less than a month it went into failsafe running on 4 cylinders. Under warrenty: New TP sensor, flash prom. Alternator, driver door switch panel, replaced cam phasors.

Not under warrenty: Water leaks, $500 to replace plugs, parking brake froze, had to replace shoes, new rear seals, front diff fluid turns to white paste (chgd multiple times), rear diff noisy, best mileage new 19 plus. Lucky to get 16 plus now. Replaced rear seatbelt latch, passenger window grinds, driver window intermittent, replaced idler pully. The latest was the linkage bushings for the passenger wiper arm rusted solid.

Still like the ride, tows good, still quiet. Maybe all the bug are gone.

Wally

Hope you guys have better luck than me.

[Highlander]

Sounds like to me you are using it as a second vehicle , I have a ford focus st wgn & the ranger supercabI used to let the focus sit all summer & drive the trk then let the trk sit all winter & drive the car & I get brk's siezed up & one thing or a another so now I drive the car to work all year & the trk every wk-end during the summer & move it around a little during winter that seems to help I always service the brakes on the car during winterization "disc 'S " take calipers off clean spider relube same with trk in the spring . Notice how when people do the disc brakes on their vehicles one pad is worn out the other is only half worn , thats because they never service them results in poor braking & shorter life span for the pads of coarse me being a mech makes life a lot easier . of coarse you may have just got a lemon ! built Mon morn, or Fri night !! . Any way going down to one vehicle thats reason for 4 door supercrew & 4x4 also the 4X4 will be nice on the steep boat ramps
Had the trk for a day figured I averaged 20 - 22 mpg with out really trying to get good mileage ! so we will see
Here she is dark blue pearl is the colour


J

[Matt19020]

J ..
I read the last part of this post....Long story short...My 2001 Ford Sport Trac with 110,000 miles had major system failures this month Transmission slipping $2500, Tires $600 AC compressor $600 and waterpump leaking I was going to fix it but decided to stop by a dealer on the way home from work yesterday and I was able to get $3000. on the trade in for a 2007 F150 with the 5.4L V8 ...Did you say you were hoping to get 20-22mpg? They told me 14 mpg at best...Hopefully it will do better

[iredrider1177]

oh yeah, i forgot about having to replace cam phasers., and my catalatic converters, which were under warranty, they broke up inside and rattled like crazy, dealer wouldnt fix it till it clogged up and i had to be towed, annoying and very embarrasing.i do love the way it looks and drives when its working right tho. im currently thinking of pulling the trigger on a tundra.

[Highlander]

J ..
I read the last part of this post....Long story short...My 2001 Ford Sport Trac with 110,000 miles had major system failures this month Transmission slipping $2500, Tires $600 AC compressor $600 and waterpump leaking I was going to fix it but decided to stop by a dealer on the way home from work yesterday and I was able to get $3000. on the trade in for a 2007 F150 with the 5.4L V8 ...Did you say you were hoping to get 20-22mpg? They told me 14 mpg at best...Hopefully it will do better

Remember the canadian gallon is bigger than the USA gallon ! thats another reason it cost more !

J

[seahouse]

Multiply Canadian mpg by .8 to (roughly) get US mpg. So 20 mpg CDN= 16 mpg US.

The number of ounces is different in each gallon (128 vs 160, IIRC), but a little known fact (yes, I'm full of them , not it!) is that the ounces themselves are slightly different in size as well.

-Brian.

[Hamin' X]

I'll bet that Canada is "litered" with this kind of thing!

~Rich

[Highlander]

Yeh Rich

I got ltr out last night for 1.30$ going up to 1.38$ today, no dout it will be 1.50$ this coming Victoria Long Wk-end

J

[Miss_Dallie]

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I wasn't sure if my Jeep would have the wheel base required to tow the MAC but so for I've had no issues. I tow around 120 miles round trip to put her in the water and I do use 4X4 when backing the trailer down and back up the ramp. I also live on a hill and have to back the trailer up hill while turning into my driveway. I use 4X4 for this too; the moter moans a lot when I do this. I haven't tried 4X4 LOW to do this, I wonder if it would make a difference? My Wrangler is a 2004 and has an automatic transmission, 6 Cyl engine, and a 4:11 rear end. I ordered the 4:11 for low end torque.

Cindy and I bought it for off roading and thought about getting a new vehicle just for towing the MAC. We have a 1979 VW bus camper (left over from my younger surfing years), 2000 Honda Accord (V6, we know if push came to shove the Honda could tow the MAC), 2004 Jeep Wrangler (mentioned above), 2008 Honda Goldwing (mine, used to commute to work), and a 2009 Suzuki Bergman (Cindy's, used to commute to work)...we really don't want to get another vehicle. Not to mention I no longer do my own mechanical work and all vehicles are kept up with recommended manufacturer maintenance schedules (gets expensive). Thank goodness I have a LARGE driveway! Now if I only had a money tree (I'd settle for a bush).

So, all of this talk about buying a Ford truck for towing a MAC...I think one should purchase a vehicle they will be happy with and ensure it has a towing package or at minimum, have a hitch. I owned a 1976 Ford Ranger Lariat F250 4X4 back in the 70's and bought a 1990 F250, both were purchased new and both gave me issues; the 1990 F250 more so than the 1976 F250. The 1976 F250 had a Cleveland 351 in it that gave me little problems whereas the 1990 F250 was in the shop after 23K miles. I got rid of the 1976 F250 when I moved to Hawaii in 1981 and got rid of the 1990 F250 in 1992.

Aloha,

Ron

[Miss_Dallie]

I apparently don't know how to submit an image. I'm open to learning. Also, when you do submit an image, does it show up in the preview?

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[Hamin' X]

I apparently don't know how to submit an image. I'm open to learning. Also, when you do submit an image, does it show up in the preview?

[img]C:\Users\Lona\Pictures\2011_04_09\IMG_2858[/img]

Pictures must reside on a public website. You can review my primer on picture posting at:

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... 03#p216703

~Rich

[technicalman]

It isn't necessary, but i've had occasional wheel spins while pulling the boat out of the water. I always now put it in 4x4 low when pulling it out as an excuse to use my 4x4. no more slipping.

[DaveB]

I get 12-12.5 mpg. over flat land on my Ford F150 4.2 liter 6 cylinder doing 60-65 mph. Thats pulling the Mac.X with a aluimum Tandem trailer that weighs 999 lbs (thats what the stiker says but added brakes so now around 1100 lbs and the boat fully loaded for a week trip weighs 3400 lbs. so that puts me at 4500 lbs total. Spare tire is in the bed of truck.
I expect 14 mpg. with the new 3.7 liter Ford 150 with 302 hp as it gets 4 mpg better than my 4.2 liter without pulling the boat.(4.2 liter, 15 town,19 highway, 3.7 liter 19 town,23 highway).
The 3.7 liter has 100 more HP than the 4.2 liter.
Thats what I am looking at.
Dave

My Ford Ranger with 4l v-6 5 speed auto trans was giving me about 10 to 11 miles to the gallon at best ! & that average is with the trans being in overdrive on the flats 50% of the time without O/D that would drop to easily 8mpg or less in a head wind !
was OK when I was slipping the boat & only launching & retreiving the boat twice a year but now I plan on doing something esle ! ? so require some thing a little bigger !

J

[Miss_Dallie]

I apparently don't know how to submit an image. I'm open to learning. Also, when you do submit an image, does it show up in the preview?

[img]C:\Users\Lona\Pictures\2011_04_09\IMG_2858[/img]

Pictures must reside on a public website. You can review my primer on picture posting at:

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... 03#p216703

~Rich

Thanks for the info. now let's see if I followed your instructions correctly...





Looks like it worked. Thank you again (this opens a new window me)

Aloha Hamin-X,
Ron