The new Ford trucks are garbage. In 2018, they switched to plasma lines cylinder walls and created their own disaster. All of the 5.0L V8's are suffering from oil issues, clicks, bangs, and worse.

I sued Ford over my 2018 and was not the only person to do so, and the suits continue to date. I would recommend either stepping up to their diesel offerings or skipping Ford all together. You can also search this forum for all the F150 V8 issues we have seen here.

If you’re going the Ford route get pre 18 5.0 . I’ve been happy so far with my 15 F150 5.0. Where you’re not towing as much I’d suggest get the 2.7 eco 18 or newer since they put duel injectors in that yr. People get on me for suggesting the ecoboosts at times but they fail to realize this is where the American truck market is headed. I know guys going 200k mi with those 2.7 ecos. Take care of it. It’s that simple, yes there’s more to replace you got turbos and stuff but my conworker didn’t replace his turbo till 120k mi. If you want to follow what most people say on here buy a Tundra but I live in trucks as part of my job. I will say Ford customer service is non existent as @mod_man experience was terrible. Also Look at the rear axles when or if you look at the Ford. They are being cheap and not coating them properly and there is pre mature surface rust going on. Some get lucky and get a good rear axle but most don’t. Also what a lot of people don’t think about with these eco motors is Ford is backed in a corner. The Gov is SO strict with fuel mileage and EPA crap they have to think differently when designing these motors. I believe the engineers are trying but between Ford not backing their product and Government while also trying to keep customers happy they are put in a tight spot.