Got a 2011 XLT new with the 5.0. Just about 75k miles with no real issues except for the emblem like yours and the third brake light leaked. Only go to the dealer for recalls and "the works" packages. Can't beat the $25 oil change and tire rotations.

After about 7 years of research, I bought a 2015 F150 3.5 Ecoboost, love it! SuperCrew, 4x4, comes when I call it. I know of 3 2011 Ecoboosts, one over 365,000 miles, one over 335,000 miles, one over 265,000 miles, no issues at all, just regular maintenance. Mine has been driven about 35% city, 45% highway and 20% towing and getting 19.3 mpg average. I happy. And powaaaa!!! Whew, it's great. I tested every full size truck except Nissan. Tried to buy Tundra, but man, I could hardly get into the thing! I'm 6'2" 225 pounds, but had to bend my neck so much to get in, and just not same quality feel as F150. Plus terrible mpg on those trucks.

Happy father's day from a fellow Las Vegas dad.

I own 2 Fords and they sure are a better product than they had in the 70s and 80s. Happy Father's Day. Or as I call it in Canada: Sunday!

I would recommend putting 2-3 layers of masking tape surrounding any job like this. Sure it takes 2 to 3 minutes extra for the tape but how long is it going to take you to fix a scratch or chip that the emblem don't cover? Those wheels work great on decals and pin stripes too. "Goof Off" brand adhesive remover would have worked on that adhesive too.

I have the same truck with the preferred equip package. Also, I have replaced the blend door actuator, changed the plugs , had a rock punch through my radiator but no issues with the motor or anything else. Change oil every 5k at dealer with motorcraft synthetic then put 8 oz's of Prolong Engine Treatment. Has about 140k miles still runs like day one.

My 2011 has the exact problem with the blend door actuator. And the rear decal actually fell off just like yours. Thanks for the video.

You're not particular, you just like to keep your things looking good (and you don't do anything half-azz)! Happy Father's Day, Steve!!

Had a 2012 SuperCrew 6.5’ bed like yours but blue. Best truck ive ever had. Just traded it in because we moved to a community that you cant park outside and no garages that it will fit in. I miss it it alot.

I'll be purchasing a new truck next year & the front-runner is a Tundra. My last two Ford trucks seemed to have continuous nickel & dime problems that never occurred in my Toyota trucks. In the last few years, my company vehicle was an Explorer and more recently a Tahoe and both of these vehicles had a multiple issues. However, the jury is still out. Sláinte

Thanks for the rubber wheel tip. Never knew they existed... I own Ford stock and have rode it down thinking that it will come back some day. Now I think I'll sell it and eat the loss :) I guess there is some arrogance that comes with the best selling truck. I bought a new 2001 Toyota Tundra and in 17 years, other than regular maintenance, the only things that have gone wrong is the O2 sensor ($200 at my local shop to replace) and the plastic latches for the extended cab windows broke. I found metal parts to replace it with on Amazon for about $15. This has been the best car I've ever owned. I want a new car, but how do you give up something so reliable? My next car will be a van so I can hit the road like you...thats how I found these vanlife channels on KZfaq.

Good video. MPG is determined by how you drive. Plus the automaker's don't determined the mpg the EPA does. 17/22 is a regular cab 2 wheel drive EcoBoost not a crew cab like yours. Yours would be 15/20 according to the EPA

Nicely done video! I have a Tacoma, happy reliable, oil every 10k miles. Happy Father's Day ( not sure when it is, but hey, you're a father everyday)

I liked the look of it without the blue plastic logo. :-)

Thank you for the info on the tailgate badge. I will be replacing mine for sure. I also have the same F150 and replaced my wiper-turn signal switch after watching another youtube video. Easy.

Great info. Like these instructional videos on YT. I have an 18 F-150 with 5.0 that I drove to California and back to Ohio. 5500 miles and when I drove real easy on the flatter terrain, I saw it get as high as 24 mpg and the mountains it averaged 16. Not the best but definitely not the worst. I also have the BDX 3 tuner and ran on premium gas. So that might have hurt mileage some

Happy Fathers Day Steve I didn't know you had a truck too...cool! I have a 2007 Chevy Silverado 6.2L I've never gotten more than 15-16mph outta her (the book says 17-21mph)! Like you said, if you take care of it, 81K miles on her is almost nothing! Always the best to you & yours! 😀

Ford should be ashamed of themselves for charging $900 for an inexpensive fix. Nice review and good tip on the emblem. What was that rubber attachment for the drill?

Nice to hear its still strong. Never know when it comes to these kinds of things if it will last or not.

Happy Father's Day, Steve. That was a beautiful job.

I just bought one cask for 13k it’s equip with the tow package chrome package sport package premium wheels LE package.. it had 108 miles one owner the guy I bought it from was a fire fighter he told me he took really good care of it. I really didn’t want a car note so this is my first Ford.. by the way nice video bud

Thanks for this. Very helpful. Once the weather warms up I am probably going to replace mine. I am not particular either, BUT, I want my Ford logo on the back to not be silver. I paid a lot of money for the truck, and besides that, it still looks nice, I just want to keep it that way.

Good to know. I have a 2013 f150 ecoboost. Been great for me. 19mpg in the city but up to 24 on the hwy.

I had the same issue on my 2012 F350 with the tailgate name plate separating from the plastic. I had to replace it. Drove me nuts not having the rear name plate. I love my Super Duty. Been very reliable for me.

where'd you get that rubber wheel

Love your videos Steve thank you. Happy Fathers Day.

Hi Steve, My 37 yr old daughters 2005 Mercury version of the Explorer just went out last week, took her a few hrs to change, even had to use a dermal to cut part of the dash plastics. i commend her , she's never been mechanically inclined, bot $900 wasn't in her budget for this repair.

I never go to the dealership for repairs unless I have to, or it’s included with my car purchase. If you take care of your vehicle it will take care of you, like anything, nothing lasts forever!

Nice, the last Ford I owned was a '91 Mustang 5.0 GT Convertible, Damn I thought I was cool back in high school, and YES I actually bought it, I worked at my Dad's Print shop evenings, weekends, and summers, since I was 14 for like 2.5 years. One of my favorites, What I don't miss was anytime you wanted to touch anything on the car you needed to buy a series of special Ford tools that were crazy overpriced, But now the technology is so much better, I mean that V6 Eco Boost is Bad@$$. Oh and Tell Jesse I am still waiting to come and check out his homestead, lol.

Good review! I still have my 1994 Ford Ranger. Runs great. 150K miles.

I got the same Replacement but it came with double back stickers with it..so maybe you should have or could have also for better Contact...imo.

I admire you for taking such good care of your truck, but changing the oil every 3K is completely unnecessary and wasteful. Use Mobil1 and change it every 7500 miles or annually, whichever comes first.

Where can I find that little rubber drill wheel you used?

Nice vid, but it drives me crazy when someone calls the ECO an echo! It’s supposed to be ECOnomical😂🤓

Happy father's day to you too

Awesome that you really hadn't had so many problems..BUT...get ready to replace that water pump, its laced through the timingchain, who does that? thats a doozy when the time comes. Thanks for sharing this video. Very well done

Hey Steve, happy father's day. Any chance you have a link to that rubber wheel?

Hice job happy Fathers day

same blend door actuator problem with most Chevy

Oil change at 3000 miles is a waste of money. It’s kind of like throwing away the last 5 gals of gas and filling the tank! Old school stuff!

Nice truck, thanks for the video! I would love to have an EcoBoost but I’m deathly afraid of Fords. I work for a living and it seems the best bang for the buck is a tundra. I don’t have 7k for a new engine whenever Ford doesn’t want to take ownership. What’s your input?

Lol! Cosmo did it ! I saw him do it ! I knew it ! A HF Trim pry bar !!! I have one too. I had a couple of Ram 1500 with 3.6 v6 really would do 25 mph with ez on the hwy. Hemi C C would do 22 on hwy NP. Nice looking truck. I can tell you take care of it. That is a cool rubber wheel ! Is it HF ??? I am getting one. Happy Fathers day back at yah!!

I have to replace mine also I figured I might use plastic dip

Happy Fathers Day Steve!

Just changed mine. Thanks for this video. Did it the exact same way. That decal removal attachment work perfectly.

Good video as always XS that actuator must be that design i have 2000 ford xlt never had an issue

Dealerships labor price tend to be very high. And if it still works like it did 20 years ago, when I was around it. Labor times were charged by a rate book, not by how long it really took. If the book said 5 hours you charged for 5 hours, no matter if it took 2 hours.

Happy Father's Day! Let's see, rain 5 days in a year...no new commercial mower/brush hog for you! Hopefully a couple funny Father's Day cards though! ;) I have a 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 that I bought new and farm life hasn't been kind to it. Nor was GM's foolish idea of having the 8 cylinder engine go down to 4 cyls in a feeble attempt to improve gas mileage. Instead, I had to have pistons and rings, plus the throttle body replaced (under warranty) before 100,000 miles, and after the 5 year mark, ( also a known problem not made known). So needless to say, GM doesn't make this economy "thing" anymore. I miss my Tundra, and prior to that my Tacoma! Great trucks!

Sorry to hear your having problems with your Ford.This is why I own older Toyota pickup's. Never any issues.

i have the same problem on my 2009 Ford f-150, except it,s the front emblem that has this problem.

Where did you purchase the new tailgate emblem?

My rear emblem on tailgate needed replaced within the first 1-2 years.

Those are the same engines as the Ford Transit vans, correct?

Thank for sharing 👍🏻

Where did you get the replacement emblem?

Ford wanted $1,000 for Transit Connect roof racks. I ordered from Bragan in Ireland, and got racks for under $200, including shipping! By the way, have you ever tried "Goo Gone" to remove old goo/stick'em/glop instead of scraping? It works great and doesn't appear to me to damage the paint.

do you have to take off the sticky rubber?

I have never got the epa mpg on the 6 gas vehicles I've owned. The one diesel I owned got way better mpg sometimes double the epa ratings.

Its sucks that they cant give you a nice emblem. Instead of the cheap sticker. Goop would have taken care of the glue residue Thsnks for sharing

great video - cheesehead likes - my boss has ford ecoboost - it just went out this year cost him 2000.00. Not sure of the year of his truck - i think he has more than 125000 miles on it -

hey steve awesome truck,,hope your doing well

I have an 80k mile truck and I get 22mpg easy. Just use cruise control at 70mph.

Good video, but damn! I wanted to scream watching you remove the adhesive. Either use a heat gun or goo-gone. Better yet, just leave it on and put the new emblem over it. We know it was sticky and holding good.

Great video What type wax are you using Do you keep it in a garage I am getting a truck think I will get a Tundra we have had great service with Toyota. Used truck.

I say the same thing, rides like a Cadillac!

What is the wheel you used to remove the adhesive?

Great video. I am having the save problems with my actuator and actually found this video on google for replacing the emblem. Do you happen to have any links for the rubber wheel or video for replacing the actuator?

To remove double side tape on anything use WD40. Need to check the oil change interval. I believe Fords are every 5000 miles. Fords uses a semi-synthetic oil.

Get some Goo Gone, works like a charm!

Isn't it ridiculous that you pay tens of thousands of dollars for a vehicle and they can't design a logo badge that doesn't last more than a few years? You see this on BMW's as well. You'd think they'd want to have their brand well-displayed.

I like the fixing stuff talkover...If it was all about the badge...It'd be tedious!

Where can I buy the Ford emblem from.

Ford knows where their problem lies....so they circled it! My grill on my Duramax did the same thing ☺

The emblems get stolen a lot. I saw that emblem in your last video. I ment to ask.

all that work just to put a regular ford badge back on there? should have just left it chrome looking.

Hey Steve, whats your favorite car wax?

it looked good just chrome

I'll give you a thumbs up..but don't tell anyone cuz I'm a GM guy.

Same thing happened to my dads truck

How much was the new logo from eBay???

Blendor actuator? wtf is that?

In a business known for slimy dealers you can count on Ford dealers to be the slimiest.

I have the 5.0L v8 and get comparable mileage 17 city and around 22/23 hwy

I saw an F-150 today that had lost its' emblem.

use a heat gun to remove the backing.

It's not echo boost it's EcoBoost

Next time Steve...use naptha...

Trade before you get to 100k miles or even 90k. Honda Ridgeline calling your name, Steve, Xplorer Steve.

Get you a set of Chinese logos, far superior quality to the OEM garbage… it’s astonishing that nearly every Ford logo on the road hasn’t held up… let’s not even talk about all the engineered failure poins mechanically

“EcoBoost not Echo Boost”

They make really bad quality emblems, you sell a car that is 50k and save money on emblem by making it of paper, why not make it of plastic or chrome its your company badge, it should be of higher quality. I have Ford Focus and all emblems developed bubbles its ridiculous.

Dude, you should have left it! It looked a million times better like that. Would look even better if you would have sprayed it with flat black, that's what I did with mine. Those ugly blue ovals stick out like a sore thumb! It did you a favor. Welcome to owning a Ford truck though, it's going to be a long, shitty road. I've learned from my mistake.. nothing but Toyota from now on after this pile of shit!

Jesus Christ is Lord ✝️ Maranatha

Fix Or Repair Daily, lol,.

U must work for Ford to many positives wait a few more years then make a video

ECOboost not ECHOboost lol

Eeeeeeeecoooooooooo. Not echo! Wtf

Ford F-150 echoboost 😂

Ford, what do you expect?

As much as these damn things cost, this is BS