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I'm Losing bars on my Gas Gage, Am I losing Gas too?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by SaraKellyHipHope, Dec 29, 2017.

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  1. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    I am not the expert but I do not recall any past posts saying the O2 sensors or bad cat as the cause of low Prius MPG. For example,somewhere we have a low MPG checklist. Maybe O2 sensor is on there, but I do not recall it coming up.

    Normally we say first step is check 12v battery, for everything.

    I just filled up tonite and lost first pip right away. Got 5 gals in there with 2 pips showing less than 20F outside.
     
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    Ed said:
    ...and that is absolutely wrong.
    When it starts to fail, the cat converter can, and often does, have a dramatic impact on fuel mileage.

    Only when necessary.

    :ROFLMAO:
    No you weren't. 5X20 is 100.
    If you really think you were getting 100 MPG, then we are discussing the wrong problem here. ;)
     
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    Check out post 25.

    Her car needs to go into the shop, throwing parts at it is not the answer.
     
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