Hi everyone,
My brother has a 2011 Ford F150 Super Crew 4WD with 118,699 miles on it. Despite him being vigilant about always doing the oil and filter every 3K to 5K miles, it is now throwing the P0014 engine light code (Exhaust Camshaft Position Timing - Over - Advanced (Bank 1)),
Secondary DTCs P054A : Cold Start "B" Camshaft Position Timing Over - Advanced Bank 1
So it looks like the entire front of the engien has to be taken apart to fix the cam position system.
This F150 has the second row of seats and 4 doors. He has a tow behind 4000 Lb. RV trailer that is towed by a trailer hitch ( not a 5th wheel set-up ). It has the 6 cylinder eco-boost 3.5 Liter. He says that it tows the trailer so well that it is like it is not even back there. He likes the truck he now has but his wife does not like the worn seats and little bit of rust. The only problem he has had over the years is that sometimes if he tries to accelerate fast like when pulling onto a highway, it sometimes blows out the ignition coil for cylinder number 6 or 4. He says it can do that regardless of if he is pulling the trailer or not. He keeps a spare ignition coil in it and can change one in about 5 minutes.
His truck is starting to show its age with a little bit of body rust, and a little bit of seat wear. And he is looking at $2000 to $4000 for the engine fix depending on who he gets to do it, if he gets it fixed.
He is thinking of selling the truck and hopping to get around $13,000 for it. And thinking with that, and a loan for $20,000, (he hopes to keep the payments at a maximum of $500 per month) he hopes to get someting to replace the truck for around $33,000. He would like to stay with something with the second row of seats but does not have to have 4 doors. Maybe 2 doors and one small door for the back row.
One thing he is aware of is that vehiles are made in generations that run for several years, and he would like to avoid early years of any vehicle generation, and look for someting in the later years of a generation.
They have an older Honda Civic that still runs great, and gets good MPG so he is not in any hurry if he does sell the truck to find another vehicle capable of towing becuase camping with the trailer is a summer thing.
They have a couple of other options. They keep the RV trailer at home during the off season, and could rent a vehicle capable of towing it in the spring and fall and keep the RV at the Shenango campground that they like to go fishing from all summer, and getting a vehicle not capable of towing the RV on a highway but capable of towing it slowly a short distance on leval ground to and from a camping spot to the storage area it has to stay at when not in use during the summer. He is thinking of something like a my 2016 Honda CR-V if they go that route. He know the towig capacity of a 2016 CR-V is only 1,500 Lbs, but will only be towing it about one mile each time, and on level ground and slowly.
They are also considering just fixing up the truck and keeping it. They know someone who is excelent at workign on vehicle upholstery. And the lower estimate for the engien job is by a local mechanic who does the work in his home garage, but takes his time about getting any job done.
He is looking for suggestions of what trucks he should be considering, and even what other vehicles.
The truck requires inspection by the end of February, so if he sells it soon he can avoid paying another year of regristration the inspection.
Any good suggestions are appricated.
Thanks in advance.
JimPghPA
My brother has a 2011 Ford F150 Super Crew 4WD with 118,699 miles on it. Despite him being vigilant about always doing the oil and filter every 3K to 5K miles, it is now throwing the P0014 engine light code (Exhaust Camshaft Position Timing - Over - Advanced (Bank 1)),
Secondary DTCs P054A : Cold Start "B" Camshaft Position Timing Over - Advanced Bank 1
So it looks like the entire front of the engien has to be taken apart to fix the cam position system.
This F150 has the second row of seats and 4 doors. He has a tow behind 4000 Lb. RV trailer that is towed by a trailer hitch ( not a 5th wheel set-up ). It has the 6 cylinder eco-boost 3.5 Liter. He says that it tows the trailer so well that it is like it is not even back there. He likes the truck he now has but his wife does not like the worn seats and little bit of rust. The only problem he has had over the years is that sometimes if he tries to accelerate fast like when pulling onto a highway, it sometimes blows out the ignition coil for cylinder number 6 or 4. He says it can do that regardless of if he is pulling the trailer or not. He keeps a spare ignition coil in it and can change one in about 5 minutes.
His truck is starting to show its age with a little bit of body rust, and a little bit of seat wear. And he is looking at $2000 to $4000 for the engine fix depending on who he gets to do it, if he gets it fixed.
He is thinking of selling the truck and hopping to get around $13,000 for it. And thinking with that, and a loan for $20,000, (he hopes to keep the payments at a maximum of $500 per month) he hopes to get someting to replace the truck for around $33,000. He would like to stay with something with the second row of seats but does not have to have 4 doors. Maybe 2 doors and one small door for the back row.
One thing he is aware of is that vehiles are made in generations that run for several years, and he would like to avoid early years of any vehicle generation, and look for someting in the later years of a generation.
They have an older Honda Civic that still runs great, and gets good MPG so he is not in any hurry if he does sell the truck to find another vehicle capable of towing becuase camping with the trailer is a summer thing.
They have a couple of other options. They keep the RV trailer at home during the off season, and could rent a vehicle capable of towing it in the spring and fall and keep the RV at the Shenango campground that they like to go fishing from all summer, and getting a vehicle not capable of towing the RV on a highway but capable of towing it slowly a short distance on leval ground to and from a camping spot to the storage area it has to stay at when not in use during the summer. He is thinking of something like a my 2016 Honda CR-V if they go that route. He know the towig capacity of a 2016 CR-V is only 1,500 Lbs, but will only be towing it about one mile each time, and on level ground and slowly.
They are also considering just fixing up the truck and keeping it. They know someone who is excelent at workign on vehicle upholstery. And the lower estimate for the engien job is by a local mechanic who does the work in his home garage, but takes his time about getting any job done.
He is looking for suggestions of what trucks he should be considering, and even what other vehicles.
The truck requires inspection by the end of February, so if he sells it soon he can avoid paying another year of regristration the inspection.
Any good suggestions are appricated.
Thanks in advance.
JimPghPA