Rocker panels and starting on the front of box. Not bad for a truck that's seen a lot more gravel roads than hiways. Front end parts kit brakes rotors all around and rear seals. It's due for some bigger maintenance now. Engine knocks like a diesel engine but has plenty of power and keeps on ticking. Biggest engine problem to diagnose was the fuel filter. Only been stuck in the snow once due to clearance and have tested it's yanking power pulling bigger vehicles out that were in there pretty good. She grunts a little but enough power there to get it done. I pull a 5x8x3 trailer when wood cutting and load the truck and trailer down heavy. I will say that since 2009 this truck has never let me down and has never broke down once although I credit that to proper maintenance and fixing little issues before they become big problems.īought 99 xlt 4x4 in 2015. I’d be pretty careful if I was buying one used now however as they’re not all in the condition that mine is. It’s still my daily driver and looks basically like when it came off the dealers lot so I’m going to try and get another 10 years out of it just because I’m sure I probably can. Overall for a truck going on 12 years old that’s been paid off since 2014 I’m way ahead of the game with this F150 FX4, nice 09-14 styles are starting to thin out now now so this one draws as much or more attention as when it was new. I figure if I put $1000 of extra maintenance in wear parts a year into it that’s a bargain compared to a monthly new truck payment so that’s my plan with a truck in excellent condition of this age. ![]() I also have new Motorcraft coil packs and fuel injectors just because I think they’ll perk the 5.4 up a bit but haven’t installed them yet. In the fall of ‘19 for some reason the hood heat/ noise insulator pad started deteriorating so I replaced that. I just put its second set of new brake pads / rotors on along with new calipers as well, I also installed a new Cat back exhaust on it however the old exhaust was still basically fine. Almost two more years on the ‘09 F150 5.4 FX4 s/crew and it’s still going basically trouble free. I’m updating my ‘Original Owner After 10 Years’ review below. BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! Give them a try, you will never regret it. Thank You 540 Auto Sales, you made my dream come true. I wasted out of there feeling like I have just hit the Jackpot as I have found a diamond in the rough dealership that is not consume by greed and the need to rip customers off. I went the re and met the owner and he was very upfront with me with the pricing and the fees and he was just so friendly and kind and hospitable and accommodating and very understanding. I was very tentative in dealing with this dealership as well until I have a friend went their first and check the car out and not only that but to make sure they are honest people and he gave me great review of the business and told me to go get the car that it's a good car and at a steal. I've been some really bad experiences with car dealership recently that made me very tentative in having any kind of dealings with Car dealership just because of their dishonesty and greed. Today I purchased A car from this dealership and was amazed by the amazing customer service and HONESTY. (2014 was the last year the f150 had a steel body) they went to aluminum bodys/frames in 2015 ![]() other than that this truck is as solid as they come. Now the CONS- cheap interior plastic design compared to other competitors trucks, can run regular gas but its recommended to use mid grade or premium for all around fuel efficiency and engine life, do not use engine fuel/ octane boosters! all aluminum engine is good but bad if it runs to hot for to long as your heads will warp. keep up with the maintenance and it will last forever. if you add performance parts i highly recommend you know what your doing. also note, i do not beat this truck, it is my daily driver but i do use it for what its meant to do, tow, work, 4x4 ect. i have an SCT X4 5 star 91 octane tune on mine and let me tell you, not any chevy 5.3- 6.0 or 6.2 or ram 5.7- 6.4 can compete with it performance or tow wise. ![]() the 3.5 has 2 borgewarner 1.18 liter turbos that really give it that extra get up but also great fuel milage when your foot is not in it. pros: can tow up too 12,000 lbs "ive pushed it past that but not recommended'. ford fixed some issues that came with the 2011-2012 3.5 engines and did a fantastic job with the 2013-2014's. I own a 2014 f150 xlt super crew 4x4 with the 3.5 Ecoboost, tow package, off road package, and this is by far the best all around working mans truck to say the least.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |