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[Maverick2022XL]

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[Maverick2022XL]

I have about 4500 miles in last 4 months of city and highway use with no off-roading or load haul. I only use 91 gas, either at Costco or Arco that are both supposedly better quality. Haven’t done the oil change yet but the ‘25 tremor seems to drive harsher in normal mode. I hardly ever use sport mode as even though the acceleration is great, and had babied the car in first thousand miles. Will this improve with oil change ? Thanks.

No the parts wore in is why. Had the same thing happen with my 2022 XL. Though it shouldn't be an issue this early in the lifespan of the truck you may want to start using a GDI gas treatment cleaner since the heads, injectors, valves etc. will gum up over time unlike port injection engines do.

 

[DanSS]

Thanks. I am taking it in for the first oil change service and will start adding the cleaners.

 

[Maverick2022XL]

Thanks. I am taking it in for the first oil change service and will start adding the cleaners.

The cleaner I use is Liqui Moly Dijectron. They recommend adding it to your gas every 2500 miles. I personally do it right around an oil change regardless of miles. The bottles sell for like 20 - 25 on amazon. You can get them much cheaper on a motorsports or European car parts sites for about 10 - 15. You just need to buy ~5 bottles of it to get the free shipping on those sites.

 

[sprubs]

Just asking?
Harsher, How?

Jerry

"Seems to drive harsher in Normal mode" is not much detail for anyone to speculate on.

I can’t comprehend what would change as far as that goes.

Harsher than what? What do you mean by harsher?

????

 

[William Buckman]

1st oil change should be before 2000 miles to flush out any metal chips from machining the block and parts.

 

[Maverick2022XL]

Thanks. I am taking it in for the first oil change service and will start adding the cleaners.

I am going to have to backtrack slightly here. I wasn't aware of this until now when researching out performance upgrades. On the 2022 and newer ecoboost engines which are used in Mavericks the gdi stands for gas dual injection not direct injection. Meaning they use a second injector for cleaning like on the 2.7L ecoboost for example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine

"2.0 L EcoBoost Engine (2022–present)
The redesigned 2.0L EcoBoost turbocharged engine introduced in 2022 featured an adjustment to its bore and stroke ratio, changing it from the previous 87.5mm * 83.1mm to 84mm * 90mm. Additionally, the engine incorporated both port injection and direct injection technologies. "

You may not have to run a gdi cleaner at all though it may not be a bad idea to do so every 10 - 20k anyways.

At around 20 - 25k my truck did start to show sluggish performance issues and when I started running the cleaner it definitely improved performance. That begs the question since mine was bought and shipped in 2021 did they build the first and maybe 2nd or 3rd production runs with the 2.0L twin scroll which was the last revision done in 2015 and if not is it a case of the dual injection system not being as good as advertised or some other factor like oil vapor blowback that catch cans are supposed to mitigate.

 

[Tbone289]

That begs the question since mine was bought and shipped in 2021 did they build the first and maybe 2nd or 3rd production runs with the 2.0L twin scroll which was the last revision done in 2015 and if not is it a case of the dual injection system not being as good as advertised or some other factor like oil vapor blowback that catch cans are supposed to mitigate.

All 2022-2024 Ecoboost Mavericks have the second generation (2015) twin-scroll 2.0, with the 2020 cross-drilled head coolant passage update. Dual injection was introduced in the 2025 Maverick, which is equipped with the redesigned third generation 2.0 Ecoboost. Dual injection reduces intake valve deposits, but doesn't completely solve the issue, as shown by intake deposits in other Ecoboosts with dual injection. Adding fuel additives to your gas will not remove intake valve deposits, because fuel doesn't touch the intake valves.

I'm unsure what this has to do with what the OP is talking about...

 

[Cherokee]

Thanks. I am taking it in for the first oil change service and will start adding the cleaners.

In your owners manual Ford specifically states.
Do not add fuel or oil additives.

You should ask them why.
I’m gonna get flamed bad enough on this statement alone.

I’ve taken more than one Ford past 300,000 miles and several past 150,000 miles.
Took a Toyota to 528,000 trouble free miles.

Nine Fords, Four Toyotas, Six Mopar’s, three Camaro’s. Never diluted my oil with additives and never gummed up anything in the fuel system with additives.

There is no such thing as a mechanic in a can.

 

[Maverick2022XL]

All 2022-2024 Ecoboost Mavericks have the second generation (2015) twin-scroll 2.0, with the 2020 cross-drilled head coolant passage update. Dual injection was introduced in the 2025 Maverick, which is equipped with the redesigned third generation 2.0 Ecoboost. Dual injection reduces intake valve deposits, but doesn't completely solve the issue, as shown by intake deposits in other Ecoboosts with dual injection. Adding fuel additives to your gas will not remove intake valve deposits, because fuel doesn't touch the intake valves.

I'm unsure what this has to do with what the OP is talking about...

If you read the wikipedia page it is 2022 ecoboost so what would any normal person assume that trucks made 2022 or later had the 3rd gen engine. But you are correct the specs also tell the same story when you compare the bore / stroke ratios.

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/co...25-Ford-Maverick-and-Lobo-Technical-Specs.pdf


https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/co...22-Ford-Maverick-Technical-Specifications.pdf

Dijectron cleans inside and outside the fuel injector and through the whole combustion chamber. At least that is their claim.


To original question I made a comment to use this to keep up the performance not knowing about the 3rd gen version of this engine.

 

[Tbone289]

If you read the wikipedia page it is 2022 ecoboost so what would any normal person assume that trucks made 2022 or later had the 3rd gen engine. But you are correct the specs also tell the same story when you compare the bore / stroke ratios.

It doesn't matter to me what the wikipedia page says. I'm not making assumptions about the differences.

Dijectron cleans inside and outside the fuel injector and through the whole combustion chamber. At least that is their claim.

The back side of the intake valves, where carbon deposits form in direct-injection engines, are not in the combustion chamber. So, I will repeat, fuel additives will not remove intake valve deposits in a direct-injected engine, because fuel doesn't touch the back (upstream) side of intake valves. Constant use of fuel additives (e.g. from Top Tier fuels) can help PREVENT deposits (as the video claims) to a degree, but it is impossible for fuel additives to remove intake valve deposits in a direct-injected engine.

That's not to say that it won't do your injectors and combustion chambers some good...

It would help remove deposits in the OP's 2025, because his 2.0 has port and direct injection. However, this all seems way off-topic to me, since none of us knows what the OP means by "driving harsher". It is extremely unlikely that he has significant intake valve deposit buildup on a dual-injected engine in 4500 miles. That would be extremely unlikely even in a second-gen 2.0 Ecoboost.

 

[Cherokee]

I guess my Italian tune ups work. All my extremely high mileage engines, one wore out at 528,000 miles, several past 300,000. Not a one ever gave me any problems, never had any carbon on valves hurt my performance or efficiency.
I’ve seen heavy deposits on the top of valves but never where they seal up.
I’d Bet it’s a brainwashing ploy by the makers of these useless mechanics in a bottle to get you to open your wallet.

All oils come with an additive package that in roach oil depletes somewhere around 10-12,000 miles.
Full synthetic additive packages hold well past 15,000
It’s the science I live by.
With much server duty use I know what works for me.

My 528,000 miles severe duty use engine lived on 10,000 mile full synthetic oil change intervals.
Took an old straight six to 394,000 on roach oil at 5,000 mile intervals. Never ever used additives fuel or oil.

 

[Meeka]

In your owners manual Ford specifically states.
Do not add fuel or oil additives.

You should ask them why.
I’m gonna get flamed bad enough on this statement alone.

I’ve taken more than one Ford past 300,000 miles and several past 150,000 miles.
Took a Toyota to 528,000 trouble free miles.

Nine Fords, Four Toyotas, Six Mopar’s, three Camaro’s. Never diluted my oil with additives and never gummed up anything in the fuel system with additives.

There is no such thing as a mechanic in a can.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I seem to recall you using ‘Star Tron’ enzyme fuel additive in your gas?

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Could be transmission learning. Pretty simple service reset on forscan

How to?

 

[AlsMaverick]

1st oil change should be before 2000 miles to flush out any metal chips from machining the block and parts.

Is that what Ford says?

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