10 Things You May Not Know About Your Maverick

[Hardening2753]

Yeah, I don't think Ford recommends 91 for the hybrid.

They do in the manual for best performance but they also say regular is fine

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[Hardening2753]

Slow news day?

Someone has the keep the forum going lol

 

[CydGG]

Nice list. Is there a way to access dark and ambulance modes without forscan? What does ambulance mode do?

 

[Don11]

What is your Guy’s recommendation for first oil change on Hybrid?

 

[YazYaz]

What is your Guy’s recommendation for first oil change on Hybrid?

I don't have a "guy" but the manual calls for

Motorcraft® SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil

WSS-M2C962-A1

 

[unlimited]

My visors do not have lights so you don't know as much about my Maverick as you think you do.

You just didn't get the Lariet edition.

 

[Tim d]

Did you turn the tray vertical behind the door? Or is the shank on the ball too tall and the cover won't close?

The hitch is just a fuzz to tall so it sticks out on an angle which doesn't allow the cover to be reinstalled.i could leave it there and just not use the cover.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

The hitch is just a fuzz to tall so it sticks out on an angle which doesn't allow the cover to be reinstalled.i could leave it there and just not use the cover.

DANG, I would shave the fuzz with my grinder

 

[JimParker256]

I disagree, it’s probably about a wash to be honest with you. I get paid for mileage and it doesn’t pay less because I have a hybrid.

If there was an easy way to “prove it” I would. But it sounds like I would have to jump through a lot of hoops to do it.

With this engine it’s probably as simple as getting 191 instead of 188 horsepower by using 93, but there does seem to be a difference.

If I didn’t think so I would have went back to 87.

I understood that Feds require manufacturers to report the engine's rated HP using the "required" fuel. Does anyone know for sure?

Found this article that sheds "some" light, but doesn't answer the specific question: Motor Trend article

 

[JimParker256]

I run 89 octane non-ethanol gas in my EcoBoost. About $0.55 higher per gallon than 87 octane 10% ethanol regular, but I get 4-5 more mpg.

You should contact the Guinness Book folks - for the most MPG increase by using 2 octane point higher fuel... The engineering folks say "maybe 2 to 3% increase in mpg" for using 91 (vs 87), and here you are - getting more like 13%+ by going half-way between those octane ratings! Pretty amazing!

Personally, I suspect "confirmation bias" is playing a role here...

 

[JimParker256]

You just didn't get the Lariet Lariat edition.

Fixed it for you... (See, I've had my coffee this morning!)

 

[crgator]

I run 89 octane non-ethanol gas in my EcoBoost. About $0.55 higher per gallon than 87 octane 10% ethanol regular, but I get 4-5 more mpg.

I was never good at math, so my calculations may be off, but according to them, it would cost you more to fill up a fairly empty tank using the 89. I used 515 miles at 42 mpg for 12.3 gal at a cost of $40.34 at $3.29 gal. Upping the mileage to 47 mpg, you'd use 10.9 gal. At $3.84 per gal, the cost is now $42.07.

 

[GPSMan]

"If you argue with math, you will lose."

 

[JimParker256]

I was never good at math, so my calculations may be off, but according to them, it would cost you more to fill up a fairly empty tank using the 89. I used 515 miles at 42 mpg for 12.3 gal at a cost of $40.34 at $3.29 gal. Upping the mileage to 47 mpg, you'd use 10.9 gal. At $3.84 per gal, the cost is now $42.07.

It's even worse than that... He's driving an EcoBoost, so buying a LOT more gas than he would in your hybrid scenario...

Even if you assume an "average" of 32 mpg (pretty generous, I think) with 87 and 36 mpg with premium, we're talking 16 gallons of regular to drive that 515 miles, versus 14.3 gallons of premium. Using your stated prices for gas, the regular gas ($3.29/gal) would costing him $52.64, while the premium (at $3.84/gal) is costing him $54.91 - about 4.3% higher cost per mile.

It's actually simpler to just compare the gas prices: $3.84 vs $3.29 is 16.7% increase in price per gallon. That means you'd have to improve your mpg by 16.7% to just break even.

To just "break even" on cost, an EcoBoost Maverick would need to see about 37.34 mpg (using 32 mpg as "typical"). A Hybrid Maverick would need to get about 49.02 mpg (using 42 mpg as "typical"). Both scenarios are highly unlikely, based on ONLY changing from 87 octane to 91 octane.

As others have pointed out, using higher than 87 octane is never (at least not with current price deltas between 87 and 91) going to save you money. But it's your truck, your money, and your decision how you want to spend it.

 

[Rojo]

Here's another one to add to your list. Let your wife drive it and you will not have a Maverick any more unless you buy her one.

After riding around in mine a few times and just letting her sit in the drivers seat my mom is shopping around for one. She will trade in her brand new impala for one if she can find one will all the bells and whistles that she wants.

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