Ford F150 5L COYOTE V8 Engine | Top 5 Issues **Heavy Mechanic Reviews**

I review the Ford F150 5L coyote engine discuss the top 5 issues and problems about this 5L v8 engine. I talk about the Oil Consumption issues with these engines as well as camshaft phasers issues as well as talking about things that generally concern me about this engine. Finally I give you guys my conclusion if you should go out and buy this 5L coyote engine in a F150.

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I hope everyone is having a good week. I wanted to drop the final part of my ford F150 5L coyote engine review talking about the common issues and generally things that would concern me about this engine.

first and foremost I could not believe how many people were concerned about the oil consumption issues on these 5L engines so I took a deep dive into the issue and overall it seems like ford has resolved the issue.

the other common engine problems include head gasket leaks, mass air flow sensor issues, spark plug failures all of which are not too big of an issues.

the second big issues involved the cam phaser failure and it seems like this can be highly mitigated with good engine maintenance throughout the life the of the engine.

overall I still think the 5L engine from ford is a good engine choice and I would higher consider it if I was going to buy an F150.

[alexsoria]

Government always ruins everything. Cylinder deactivation is the dumbest thing every created for the engine.

[marcopalo]

Had a 2013 F150 XL with the 5.0 and an 8ft bed. It was just a work truck but even after 450, 000 miles of constant abuse and so much neglect (company truck) engine and trans still ran like butter. Spark plugs finally burned out around 280, 000 and welded themselves to the coil packs and the water pump gasket failed at 320, 000. That was it. Damn thing was solid. Eventually they retired my truck and sold it at auction. Still miss that damn thing 😂

[evanpapp]

Bought a 2014 F150 5.0 in 2017 with 36k then sold it in 2022 with 164k. Did routine maintenance. Engine was bullet proof and fun to drive. Only thing that went wrong was a coolant leak at the water pump hose. Great engine.

[nighthawkone]

My 2022 XLT with 7500 miles doesn't use any oil. I change the oil every 5000 miles & so far I love the coyote engine.

[JD]

I bought a brand new 2017 F150 4X4 FX4 XLT 302A 5.0L coyote 2nd generation. I take it to the dealership for all maintenance, and i have them change the oil and rotate the tires every 4000 -5000 miles. It has been rock solid since i bought and I now have 80, 000 miles on my truck.

[BlueLines]

Sr. You have finally answered my mysterious flaw on my 2018 Ford F150 5.0 since I purchased my truck back in 2018 I noticed I quart of oil burning with in an oil changed Ford told me it was a normal issue. I knew it was not normal and now because of your professional knowledge I know the true answer. Thank you Sr.

[joshelkins]

I have a 2018 5.0 with 60k with zero oil consumption. I change the oil every 4K miles using Mobile 1 with BG MOA. I use BG EPR before every oil change which helps clean the rings and keeping them tight. I love the truck and have had no issues, I would be lying however if I said all these videos don’t make me nervous and cautious!

[cmoney]

Had a 2013 & put 360000km hard AB oil field kms on it & the engine was flawless. Changed the oil with full synthetic @ 10000km religiously with no engine issues. Seems like the cylinder deactivation & the piston liners seem suspect…

[Josh-dypf]

I have a 2023 with 5.0. The salesman told me that my truck does not have cylinder deactivation due to the computer chip shortage..my truck also does not have auto start/stop. I have no idea if i was lied to or not, but I really like my truck. I've got about 1500 miles on it so far.

[jasondence]

I bought a 2022 5.0L used in Jan 2023 with 4, 400 miles. Has a little over 30K miles now and no engine issues. Even under heavy towing I have no oil loss.

[beauhambleton]

I have a 2022 F150 Lariat with the 5.0L. I’ve heard a lot of noise about cylinder deactivation and people’s hesitation about it, but I have yet to hear of anyone having issues related to it since Ford put it on this engine. Maybe time will tell. I’m hopeful that Ford took into account lessons learned from GM and Ram.

[johnc]

I have a 2015 5.0 and love it, not a single issue does not burn any oil runs great

[paultro]

I'm with you. I'm not waiting the full 10, 000 miles to change my oil. I don't care what type of additive packet is in that oil. I simply don't trust it and everything seems to have a turbo on it now a days. As soon as one of my vehicles gets down to fifty percent oil life i change it. Just personal preference.

[JohnDiMartino]

If you’re buying a used 5 L you should be very concerned about it since many of the ones sitting on the car lot used were traded because people were tired of dealing with oil consumption that the dealer couldn’t or wouldn’t fix.

[specialperson]

ive got a 2014 with 185k miles and it runs perfect zero problems super happy with it i honestly dont expect any new vehicle to last over 150k miles because of how many bad engines have been produced lately

[craigg]

I have the 2018 F150 5.0L. Before the service bulletin was burning 1 qt per 1100-1400 miles. After the service bulletin is 1 qt per 4000 miles. Since I change the oil by then, never have to add any between changes anymore. On the plus side, I love the power. Especially at high speeds. The 70-100mph passing power is amazing! And, the fuel economy for such a powerful full size truck is great too. My average, which includes both city and highway driving is 20 mpg. Pure highway is 22mpg!

[davidfincham]

I have a 2020 F150 5.0 and I just had the engine replaced at 60, 000 miles by dealer due to the oil consumption. Luckily I bought the 100, 000 mile warranty.

[andrewcleveland]

I have 2015 f150 coyote which is the 2nd gen coyote. . Bought brand new and have 152, 000 miles on it now. Replaced water pump about 500 miles ago. Always change oil at 5, 000 miles and it doesn’t use any oil still. Been extremely reliable truck for me so far.

[Bostonharborwater]

When I was buying my first brand new truck in 2019, I was looking at. Chevy. Ford and the tundra. I passed on the Chevy because of the cylinder deactivation. I would’ve bought a 5.3 without question. I had an older one. It was great. I had an F150 all picked out. 5.0. 373 gear. Stx. After a little more research. I passed because of the oil consumption. I ended up with a 5.7 tundra. Got a great deal on it because it was right before covid. Truck has been near flawless. Had the fuel pump recall done that a gazillion Toyotas had. The trucks just built well. Nothing fancy but everything works well. I pull an 8000+ lb boat with it. Added some Firestone bags and LT tires and it’s solid. I’ll be keeping this one hopefully for a long time.

[wdwilson]

I bought a 2012 F-150 5.0 w/ 130k miles and was so clean I went for it. I changed all fluids (I didn't follow Ford's rec 5w-20 went to 5w-30), plugs, shocks, Diff's and tranny fluid...also note, do not follow the Ford recommended 150k tranny fluid change, fluid was dark brown at 130k. Afterwards, the trans shifted much better. I moved 1500 miles across the country with three trips (close to 6k mi) towing a very heavy utility trailer loaded a little beyond the truck weight rating. Oil was black so changed with Amsoil 5w 30. Not one problem, love this truck.