F-150 guys: Fuel tank size and 5.0 V8 questions?

[Martinjmpr]

Hey, folks out there with 2012+ F-150 crew-cab short beds, can you confirm your fuel tank size for me? I'm doing some research and I've found a couple of non-official sources (Edmunds and one other) that both say 36 gallons in the F150 Crew Cab Short bed - that's astonishing to me. Really? 36 gallons in the short bed? That almost seems too good to be true.
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Second question, is the 5.0 the old tried-and-true 302 V8 or is it an all new engine? I know the F-150's used to have the problematic 5.4, when did they go to the 5.0?
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Thanks in advance. :ylsmoke:

 

[F150z]

The 36 gallon tank was an option on the short bed. I have a 2012 f150 crewcab with the 36 gallon tank.

 

[Martinjmpr]

The 36 gallon tank was an option on the short bed. I have a 2012 f150 crewcab with the 36 gallon tank.

What's the standard size?

 

[F150z]

I believe its 26 gallons. My father has a 2010 crew cab and he has the smaller tank.

 

[Machinebuilder]

The old 302 and the 2011 to current 5.0 are completely different.
I have a 2011 f150 5.0 4x4 extended cab 8’ bed 3.73 axles and can get 19mpg at 70-75mph on the highway. I also have ample power to tow a 6x12 enclosed trailer over anything out west.

I have the 36g tank it gives a pretty good range.


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[Riley]

The old 302 was a Windsor, I believe named after the plant where they were manufactured, the new 302 is the Coyote.

Besides the width, the heads are greatly improved, previously a well known choke point on the Windsor motors, particularly on the exhaust side.

Google ought to have a ton of info on the differences.

 

[vartz04]

They are referring to the short bed which is the 6.5’ bed. The super short bed does not come with that tank. I had that same truck. 650 Miles per a tank on the highway

 

[4x4JeepCamper]

I just sold my 2013 F150 SuperCrew 4x4 with the short 5.5' bed. It had a 36 gallon tank. According to the 2013 brochure I have, 36g was standard on all 4x4 except the regular cab. I can also second Machinebuilder's statement. That truck would do 20mpg at 75mph. Towing a 3000 lb tent trailer, I could pull 14 to 15mpg. It was a great truck, and I absolutely loved it. I only sold it because I want a camper it couldn't carry. It's been a week now, and I still have seller's remorse.

It's replacement, an F350 crew cab, long bed, 4x4, 6.2 gas, can barely hit 14 mpg at 75. Not to mention, it takes 5 city blocks to make a u-turn. Once I get the camper I'll probably forget about the F150. Until I get to a gas station...

 

[DT75FLH]

My 2016 f150 4x4 has the 36 gal..it is an option and one of the reasons I went with the ford...26 is standard size....

With 34 in tires and level kit I could still run almost 500 miles on a tank running cross country on a trip to Chicago

 

[DT75FLH]

They are referring to the short bed which is the 6.5' bed. The super short bed does not come with that tank. I had that same truck. 650 Miles per a tank on the highway

Not true....mine is ccshort bed...the 5.7 bed

 

[DT75FLH]

Pic of truck

 

[Martinjmpr]

Alright, so dumb question, I guess, but whatever happened the 5.4? I know the 5.4 was in a lot of Ford trucks from the late 90's up into the 2000's. IIRC there were even a couple of different versions of it, 2 valve and 3 or 4 valve?
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Reason I'm asking is because when I was shopping for my tow vehicle 2 years ago, I avoided the Expedition because of known issues with the 5.4 engine. Something about blowing sparkplugs or something?

 

[Todd780]

The 5.4 was replaced by the 5.0 in 2011 when Ford revamped it's truck engine line up. Same year they came out with the Eco-Boost. My truck with the 5.0L, 3:73's and Duratracs is currently averaging 12.4 L/100 kms / Approx 20 MPG. Down a little in mileage lately due to winter warm ups. It was doing a little better in the warm months... Also, I have the 5'5" bed and the 36 gallon tank...

 

[Martinjmpr]

The 5.4 was replaced by the 5.0 in 2011 when Ford revamped it's truck engine line up. Same year they came out with the Eco-Boost. My truck with the 5.0L, 3:73's and Duratracs is currently averaging 12.4 L/100 kms / Approx 20 MPG. Down a little in mileage lately due to winter warm ups. It was doing a little better in the warm months... Also, I have the 5'5" bed and the 36 gallon tank...

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But it seems the 5.4 stayed in the Expedition lineup. At least, every ad I see for an Expedition up to about 2015 shows that it has the 5.4, not the 5.0. I had thought the F-150 and Expedition were on the same platform so it seems odd to me that the Expedition would keep the 5.4 while the F-150 got the new 5.0. Was the 5.0 ever in any Expedition?

 

[Mako1114]

The 5.4 was replaced by the 5.0 in 2011 when Ford revamped it's truck engine line up. Same year they came out with the Eco-Boost. My truck with the 5.0L, 3:73's and Duratracs is currently averaging 12.4 L/100 kms / Approx 20 MPG. Down a little in mileage lately due to winter warm ups. It was doing a little better in the warm months... Also, I have the 5'5" bed and the 36 gallon tank...

That's impressive fuel economy and range. Your F150 has triple the range of my Titan.

Cheers