I Review a 2023 Ford F150 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine as a heavy duty mechanic. I talk about the top 5 engine issues and problems on this 3.5L twin turbo Ecoboost engine. I also talk about the reliability and longevity of the Ecoboost engine vs a traditional V8 like the 5L coyote engine.


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I hope everyone is having a great weekend! Today I am talking about the dark side of these 3.5L ecoboost engines and going over the top 5 issues that caught my eye if I was going to buy this engine.

1. CAM PHASERS, the cam phasers on these ecoboost for years have plagued these engines and the result is a noisy start up with the phasers and cams slapping around. it seems like these phasers can fail at any time and the main issues is the lock out pins are breaking.

good news is as of 2021 ford has introduced a new cam phasers and it seems like it has solved this issue

2. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. the timing chains on the first gen ecoboost engines are notorious for failing. if you are looking at buying one make you the timing chain has been replaced at some point. thankfully in 2017 ford changed up the timing chain into 2 separate chains and this seem to solve the issues

3. TURBO FAILURE. I always hear about turbo failures on these ecoboost engines but to me a turbo is a wearable item and they do fail from time to time. just be aware that if you buy an ecoboost turbos may be something you will need to replaced eventually.

4. OIL PAN GASKET LEAK. it seems like the oil pan leaking is another common issue. not catastrophic but an issue that keeps on re-occurring despite multiple new gaskets. looks like the plastic oil pans are to blame for this.

5. SPARK PLUG FAILURE. early spark plug failures are something that happen on this engine simply because of the boost and direct injection on these engines. just something to be aware of.

overall I think ford has a pretty reliable engine but these are my concerns if I was going to buy one of these engines!

Hope you guys liked the video!