Recent content by Lion77

The two attached pdf's provide some insight into the rigorous testing. Many of the Pro Cal development team were OE powertrain engineers from Ford, working on the production vehicles prior. They also have direct access to all of Ford's OE test facilities and OE powertrain engineers focusing...

Btw, thats a no for me, as in no regrets. Had the Pro Cal dealer installed at 5k miles and have loved it ever since. More power and torque is noticeable and the shift logic is better. From a durability standpoint, FP typically does simulated wear testing, aka they accelerate wear conditions to...

Its in the service manual. First 1,000 miles avoid constant RPM, high speed driving and towing. Aka drive around town, drive on some back roads with stop signs and use moderate throttle in the first 1k miles. It does matter as it affects oil consumption for the life of the engine. If you hot...

Ill give them a call to see if they tell me to just leave it alone. I may very well just leave it vs. updating.

Better offroad how? For rough and rutted trails, no doubt the shorty 2 door suv chassis is for the win. Now go to the sand dunes where you can use the Rangers speed or a closed circuit track, a big open farm field and the Ranger will be the more fun truck to drive. Really just two different...

Periodcially check your FP account login to see when they have an updated cal, you would then plug your cal unit into the PC, run the software update and they will probably allow you to flash it yourself.

Time will tell for XTM durability. All tires loose some traction over time due to hardening of the compound with age, but on good tires it should be very minor.

Do you have a calipers you can measure the ball stud diameter with? Might be worth saving the broken one and installing a ball stud in it for a spare. Thats basically what im recommending. But as others have said, ive yet to see one break during use. Its always because people doing lifts...

Why dont you just replace the ball stud with a stainless unit? GOAT Ride Height Sensor Pivot Ball Upgrade Note that Ford already uses a steel ball on the lower part of the sensor arm. To install that you drill out from the back side the molded in pivot ball and thread that one in. In order...

One additional note the tech makes that seems to align very well with known issues are that he really likes the 10R80 transmission AFTER ford revised the CDF drum. The new drums are anodized or maybe some sort or DLC coating, they may also be of a harder aluminum alloy for enhanced strength...

Btw my intent isnt to reignite the belt vs. chain debate, rather to add some context about belt driven oil pump reliability. Age doesnt seem to be as big of a factor so much as mileage induced wear over time, however there are quite a few 2.7s with well over 200k on the original oil pump belt...

F-150s from 2009 to Present Not specifically about the Gen 2 Rangers, BUT, the 2.7L and 3.0L both share belt driven oil pumps as do the 4th Gen 5.0L from 21' and on. The video is the techs own experiences and while its not by any means absolute, he does a great job summarizing the common...

Don't use it or use it, doesn't matter to me. My purpose in creating this thread was to help people understand a complex and poorly understood technology so they could make an informed decision on whether or not to use it, how it works, what its limitations are and potential issues etc. In my...

That and alternative sources are being developed to replace OPEC which is now fractured. The US only gets 6% of its crude from that region anyway. One the biggest reserves is actually in Venezuela, right in our own back yard so to speak. Plus WE are producing more oil than any other nation at...

I wonder if they had to implement a similar feature like on the 3.5L where you get a self-cleaning cycle of the emissions system particulate filter that incurs parasitic power loss. The 3.5L went from ~400 HP to ~382 HP. Maybe moving to the 3.0L off sets that loss so you get the same power as...