I had a similar string of faults at around 10k miles. I had an F150 that also did it and was out of warranty so I had to diagnose it. The F150 turned out to be a loose ground connection on the chassis ground. I was quite lucky that it wasn't something more. I decided to do a quick check on the...
I also had a similar issue on my 2.7 XLT. I believe the 2.3 has the same filter. I had a weird feeling to look at my filter after my truck sat for an extended time at the dealer before I took it on a road trip. There are two pressure points at the top and the bottom that squeeze the air filter...
I went back and forth on my decision for a while too. It was between the Raptor Ranger, the Lariat FX4 2.7, and the XLT Sport 2.7. In the end, I went with the XLT 2.7.
Power – The 2.7 is more than enough. Even the 2.3 surprised me with how peppy it felt. I ended up going with the 2.7 over the...