A Ford F-150 Diesel???

[SnoKing]

I detest cruise control with the radar feature.
I’d disconnect it in a heartbeat (as I do in big trucks).

Expect that it will imperceptibly start to slow you 350’ out at highway speed. (Test; that’s the big truck number, but it’s also where one should get on it and get around).

Looks like that pickup is 6-MPG better than my 8,940-lb 555 city or highway. (I’m not at 70 on Hwy, so I’ll arrive 20” after you on a 250-mile trip).

NEW Ferd 1/2T diesel saves 10-gals per 1,000-miles City over an old 3/4T Dodge.

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Ford adaptive CC as four levels of spacing selectable on the fly with a button on the left side of the steering wheel with the other CC buttons.

 

[Cummins12V98]

6 quarts Signature Series 5-30 plus AMZ/OIL filter $100 including TX.

 

[EDankievitch]

I’ve got it on the lowest setting. Up in Ny the truck wouldn’t move on anything but the lowest setting. Lol I have yet to figure out how to turn it off completely and still have Cruise. Stupid cars

 

[SnoKing]

I’ve got it on the lowest setting. Up in Ny the truck wouldn’t move on anything but the lowest setting. Lol I have yet to figure out how to turn it off completely and still have Cruise. Stupid cars

Mine has settings on the center stack 12" screen to have normal or adaptive CC. Can not remember if it in the features or settings area. I can check later if you want.

 

[EDankievitch]

I’ll have to do some digging. There is a lot buried in that touch screen

 

[SnoKing]

1. Press Features on the touchscreen.
2. Press Driver Assistance.
3. Press Cruise Control.
4. Press Normal Cruise Control.
E332905
The cruise control indicator
replaces the adaptive cruise
control indicator if you select
normal cruise control. The gap setting
does not display, and the system does not
respond to lead vehicles. Automatic
braking remains active to maintain set
speed. The system remembers the last
setting when you start your vehicle.

 

[SnoKing]

I found this one rally scary. Vehicle automagically changes speed and highway limits are changed. I have it disable along with lane centering feature.

Switching Intelligent Mode On and
Off
1. Press Features on the touchscreen.
2. Press Driver Assistance.
3. Press Cruise Control.
4. Press Intelligent.
Adjusting the Set Speed Tolerance
1. Press Features on the touchscreen.
2. Press Driver Assistance.
3. Press Cruise Control.
4. Press Adaptive Cruise Control.
5. Press Speed Sign Recognition.
6. Press Tolerance.
7. Use + and - to set the tolerance.
Note: You cannot set the tolerance more
than 19 mph (30 km/h) above or below the
recognized speed.
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Alerts
If you increase the set speed beyond the
speed limit or speed limit plus a positive
tolerance value, the set speed indicator
flashes.

 

[SnoKing]

I am not into sending my truck off to Arizona by it's self and jumping on an airplane to meet it at Sky Harbor in Phoenix OR sitting in the truck for hours while it drives me there.

 

[SnoKing]

Now this really pisses me off:

1. Press Features on the touchscreen.
2. Press Driver Assistance.
3. Press Cruise Control.
4. Press Normal Cruise Control.
E332905
The cruise control indicator
replaces the adaptive cruise
control indicator if you select
normal cruise control. The gap setting
does not display, and the system does not
respond to lead vehicles. Automatic
braking remains active to maintain set
speed. The system remembers the last
setting when you start your vehicle.

 

[Ozymandias]

I found this one rally scary. Vehicle automagically changes speed and highway limits are changed. I have it disable along with lane centering feature.

Switching Intelligent Mode On and
Off
1. Press Features on the touchscreen.
2. Press Driver Assistance.
3. Press Cruise Control.
4. Press Intelligent.
Adjusting the Set Speed Tolerance
1. Press Features on the touchscreen.
2. Press Driver Assistance.
3. Press Cruise Control.
4. Press Adaptive Cruise Control.
5. Press Speed Sign Recognition.
6. Press Tolerance.
7. Use + and - to set the tolerance.
Note: You cannot set the tolerance more
than 19 mph (30 km/h) above or below the
recognized speed.
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Alerts
If you increase the set speed beyond the
speed limit or speed limit plus a positive
tolerance value, the set speed indicator
flashes.

It heavily depends on where you drive the vehicle, in Europe where there is a radar speed check behind every Bush and the speedlimit is constantly changing this feature can save thousands of Euros in fines and the DL.

But is have to say it comes down to how well the system is setup. I know from cars that recognize a sign in an offramp while you are driving down the interstate second lane. That is definitely no fun then and a reason to shut it off.

 

[EDankievitch]

Thanks, I’ll look into it. I do like the slowing down for the traffic just not the slamming on of brakes when the guy in front is in the exit lane and not in front of me.

 

[SnoKing]

Thanks, I’ll look into it. I do like the slowing down for the traffic just not the slamming on of brakes when the guy in front is in the exit lane and not in front of me.

Maybe your system needs alignment by dealer? I have had mine alert two or three times and slow the truck, however I do not recall it "slamming" on the brakes.

 

[slowmover]

Thanks, I’ll look into it. I do like the slowing down for the traffic just not the slamming on of brakes when the guy in front is in the exit lane and not in front of me.

Paying attention works much, much better.
Maintaining maximum separation distance is the game.

 

[EDankievitch]

True, paying attention is probably a good idea.. But you have to fix your sandwich an open your beer sometime…. Lol

 

[SnoKing]

True, paying attention is probably a good idea.. But you have to fix your sandwich an open your beer sometime…. Lol

That is only allowed in Blue Cruise equip'd F150.

 

[EDankievitch]

Well it’s been a fun ride… 19875 miles to be exact. While the truck continues to impress its turned a Check engine lamp on. Seems the Nox sensor is not playing nicely. And the coolant booster pump is sending a signal that it’s not working. The Nox sensor was a surprise. It’s just strange that my fuel MPG have improved. I didn’t know this truck had a coolant booster pump. My understanding is that it is there to keep the heater core warm while the engine is off at traffic lights. Hello warranty.

 

[EDankievitch]

Sorry for my delayed posting… Update on my Lil Red truck. As it turns out the NoX sensor has a heater built into it. The heater is there to get the sensor up to speed faster for more accurate readings. The heater in my sensor had failed but the unit was still sending readings just not accurate. As a result my fuel economy improved. DEF consumption dropped way off and distance between ReGen cycle increased. The new sensor corrected everything back to normal. Kind of sucks I liked getting almost 34 - 36 mpg on the highway.
The Coolant boost pump is there to keep the cab warm when the engine shuts down at traffic lights.
I’ve found a Ford dealership down here that fell on hard times back when the world crashed in 2008-09. Apparently when they let Ford corporate know they were going to close Ford stepped in and took over. Ford doesn’t want to see a dealership fail. This dealership is now a training facility for Ford. The service shop gets the very best tools and instructors. Dealerships around the country send their Technicians to this location for training the same with the other departments, Sales and Parts. While not all take advantage of this, I’m betting that the cost to send a Tec here is not cheap, the ones that do really benefit.
All that said this F150 continues to leave me smiling. The minor bump in the road with the CE lamp was resolved under warranty. It’s really sad that this engine package was 1) never pushed 2) dropped before word of mouth got around how good it is.
It’s proving to be a great truck.

 

[Dl5treez]

Sorry for my delayed posting… Update on my Lil Red truck. As it turns out the NoX sensor has a heater built into it. The heater is there to get the sensor up to speed faster for more accurate readings. The heater in my sensor had failed but the unit was still sending readings just not accurate. As a result my fuel economy improved. DEF consumption dropped way off and distance between ReGen cycle increased. The new sensor corrected everything back to normal. Kind of sucks I liked getting almost 34 - 36 mpg on the highway.
The Coolant boost pump is there to keep the cab warm when the engine shuts down at traffic lights.
I’ve found a Ford dealership down here that fell on hard times back when the world crashed in 2008-09. Apparently when they let Ford corporate know they were going to close Ford stepped in and took over. Ford doesn’t want to see a dealership fail. This dealership is now a training facility for Ford. The service shop gets the very best tools and instructors. Dealerships around the country send their Technicians to this location for training the same with the other departments, Sales and Parts. While not all take advantage of this, I’m betting that the cost to send a Tec here is not cheap, the ones that do really benefit.
All that said this F150 continues to leave me smiling. The minor bump in the road with the CE lamp was resolved under warranty. It’s really sad that this engine package was 1) never pushed 2) dropped before word of mouth got around how good it is.
It’s proving to be a great truck.

34-36 highway? Holy crap, that's in my Mercedes diesel sedan territory! Now you've got me pondering another toy lol

 

[slowmover]

34-36 highway? Holy crap, that's in my Mercedes diesel sedan territory! Now you've got me pondering another toy lol

My highway average is 25-MPG. That’s at 1,100-lbs above delivered weight.

35-MPG means a further savings of 15-gals every 1,000-miles highway. $75. (50% highway annually at 7,500-miles makes it $560 at $5/gal). $10/week , (2) gallons.

Higher the MPG, the lower the percentage gain. Break 20 and it doesn’t matter too much how much higher it goes vs the 15-17/MPG most CTD owners settle for. The price — the value — crosses lines at about 22-MPG.

So how does it do with 850-lbs permanently in the bed of a 6,000-lb truck? As it weighs less, let’s go with 14% as that’s the same ratio. Otherwise it’s 75% of the same weight given the F150 may be 6k, whereas empty-to-empty was 87%. Or make it 1/2 of posted payload if one wants (same ratio of that number).

FUELLY shows the F150 diesel with the same average MPG as I see: 19-MPG. I’d bet those trucks are empty.

An empty bed means the wrong vehicle was chosen.

Initial purchase price plus higher maintenance just kills diesel (government interference designed to cripple the logical powertrain choice).

Big truck MPG continues to climb. A 2023 is significantly better than a circa 2003. Not true for CTDs.

I can bobtail in a fleet tractor more than twice as heavy as a 3500, twice as tall, with a 15L ISX (more than twice the size of the 6.7L) and — with no head or crosswinds — hit 12-14/MPG.

Add a 15,000-lb reefer trailer with but 20,000 in the box and staying at above 8-MPG isn’t difficult. Gimme a tailwind and its double digits grossing 54,000-lbs.

Empty truck MPG means the use is out-of-spec. Test correctly and make appropriate claims as to MPG.

The pickup market isn’t aimed at economy and hasn’t been since the late 1960s. Yet that was its original strength: a low-cost farm & ranch hybrid vehicle. They’re just wringing as much money out of a 1940s design as they can until kaput.

Had Detroit been given the go-ahead to be serious about pickup trucks they’d have been kin to the AMC Hummer since the days of Ronnie Raygun. An American Pinzgauer capable of far more work given attachments.

But family farms aren’t on the agenda, either. Better for them you should buy a trailer, a tractor, a skid steer, a loader . . . .

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[EDankievitch]

My real world day to day fuel MPG averages 26-28. Mostly back roads few stops speeds around 40 mph. Long distance trips I’ve had tanks that reach 32 mpg. Again speed is a huge factor. Keep her below 70 and MPG’s north of 30 are the normal. When the Nox sensor heater was not functioning, and it took better part of a month to get in. I did two long distance trips both over 500 miles I recorded 34 on one tank and 36 mpg on the other. Both tanks the truck did not go into the Regen cycle. If I have the instant mpg bar graph up on the dashboard display when it goes into Regen it shows MPG’s around 18 at highway speeds. Far below the normal 35-40 mpg. The trucks computer is optimistic always shows 1-2 mpg better than reality. But there is no disputing when you have 495 miles on the trip odometer and the tank only takes 13 or 14 gallons to top off. Real world numbers. as for an empty bed… You don’t know my wife when it comes to travel packing. Add in a wedding on the trip and I might need a trailer for the shoes bag… Last year I towed my boat from Jersey to The Florida Keys. 24’ center console with a T top. It weighs in just north of 7500 lbs. Keep my speed below 65 mph and she delivers 14-16 mpg. Crank it up to 70 that number drops off to 11– 13 mpg. Towing is the only time I wish it had a larger fuel tank. 26 gal is just not enough.. 250-275 miles between fill ups just not enough. I don’t run the tank below 1/4.
It’s not a 3/4 or 1 ton truck. It can’t be expected to do the job of one. Nor do I need a heavy duty truck these days. So for me it’s been a good fit. My real world experience so far has been a pleasant surprise. Ford really should have put as much effort into marketing this package as they are the electric lighting. If they had they might not have been able to keep up with the demand.