My 93 Octane Experiment! 2.0L EcoBoost Maverick

[Bob The Builder]

You can use tow/haul mode, higher rpm, but not crazy like sport mode, try it & see if you like it.

I have and hate it. LOL. As I've stated. the 91 octane has basically cured the issue along with other benefits making the extra money spent beneficial.

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[vinnymac]

I run 93 only since new. I decided a couple months back to try running 87. My mileage and power dropped. I'm a nut and have a fuel log so I'm not using the on board mpg average. I started running 93 after 3 tanks of 87. As said before the EB is mapped for 91 and is recommended in the owners manual. My mileage is slowly creeping back up. I run 93 in everything I gas powered thing own. To me gas is the cheapest thing I put in my cars.

Hello I’m running 93 (since dealer fill up of 87).runs really strong. Just put in the K&N hi flow air filter seems a little more torque. Very happy with the results. Enjoy your truck 🛻

 

[Bob The Builder]

Hello I’m running 93 (since dealer fill up of 87).runs really strong. Just put in the K&N hi flow air filter seems a little more torque. Very happy with the results. Enjoy your truck 🛻

A K&N is on my list but alas it is going to take a while with other priorities. These trucks run real strong on 91/93. It actually feels like my truck ran a bit stronger on 93 than it does on the 91 E-Free I'm using now but it also appears that my mileage improved with the 91 E-Free over the 93 E-10 so that helps finance more of using high octane. I think I have found the right combo of smoother low RPM running, power and improved gas milage.

Enjoy your truck as well.

 

[stv1cal]

Twice I've experiment with 93 octane for a month, same fuel mileage, same everything, didn't notice no difference except in the wallet, maybe just maybe (if I wasn't imagining it) the throttle response might of been just slightly more responsive, but it was not enough to justify the cost, maybe if I towed I would notice it but I don't, 87 octane works for me in my demographics.

 

[vinnymac]

A K&N is on my list but alas it is going to take a while with other priorities. These trucks run real strong on 91/93. It actually feels like my truck ran a bit stronger on 93 than it does on the 91 E-Free I'm using now but it also appears that my mileage improved with the 91 E-Free over the 93 E-10 so that helps finance more of using high octane. I think I have found the right combo of smoother low RPM running, power and improved gas milage.

Enjoy your truck as well.

Yes understand took 2 months of saving for the K&N but it’s worth the wait! House priority’s.

 

[Burgman]

Sport mode will solve your issue. Start truck, dial up D, press mode switch 5 times, you are golden and problem solved. Yes, you must do each time you start vehicle. If highway cruising, 2 button pushes get ya back to normal drive mode and lower rpm with better fuel economy.

Hi,
Need to have Ford do a software change to start the truck in Sport mode.

 

[LukeB2.0l]

I hate spending money. I am cheapish as hell. OK, got that out of the way right off.

Prolly the one thing and really only thing that has bugged me about my Maverick has been the low RPM vibration we have noticed with the truck. Cruising around 30 or so there are times the RPM will drop to around 1200 or so and a slight vibration and or engine lugging will be evident. Even Consumer Reports mentioned it in one of their reviews of the 2.0 EcoBoost so not just me.

"The nonhybrid Maverick pickup trucks use an optional 250-hp turbo four-cylinder mated to an eight-speed automatic, with front- or all-wheel drive. This powertrain gives robust acceleration, can tow up to 4,000 pounds, and gets 23 mpg overall, but its tendency to lug along at low revs sends annoying vibrations into the cabin.

Someone here mentioned using a higher octane gas to help alleviate the situation, so I waited until the low fuel light came on an filled the truck with 93 octane gas. Ouch!! $1.40 more a gallon for that over 87. Expensive fill up, but will it be worth it or did I just blow 20 bucks extra for gas I do not need?

After burning through 3/4 of a tank I am very pleased with the results. The so called vibration is, I would say, 90% gone if not more. Power has increased noticeably. Still monitoring gas mileage but I would guess that will increase a bit too.

Next tankful, 91 Octane to see if I get similar results and save 40 cents a gallon as well. Given how little I drive, even the 93 octane will be worth the extra money given the results I have seen so far.

This is interesting to me, I recently filled up with maybe 3/4 tank 93 octane, on top of 87, and the lugging seems to be worse… it definitely has more power at the low end, but the lugging is terrible and sometimes in between stoplights, it wont downshift then it will try and get up to speed while in overdrive, making the truck buck and sometimes make clunk noises.

 

[Tbone289]

This is interesting to me, I recently filled up with maybe 3/4 tank 93 octane, on top of 87, and the lugging seems to be worse… it definitely has more power at the low end, but the lugging is terrible and sometimes in between stoplights, it wont downshift then it will try and get up to speed while in overdrive, making the truck buck and sometimes make clunk noises.

My '24 has never acted as you describe with fuel of any octane rating. You might want to request your service department reset the transmission adaptive tables, or do it yourself with FORScan.

To those suggesting the use of Sport mode, Tow mode is a better everyday compromise to raise the revs and prevent lugging. I use it for driving in the hills and mountains, and for improving warm-up times in cold weather and it works great in those cases as well.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

A higher octane gasoline is better for any turbo engine

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