1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

when starting car, engine warning light on odb shows P0302, U0146, B2784

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by dony71, Mar 6, 2023.

  1. dony71

    dony71 Junior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2010
    13
    0
    0
    Location:
    californica, usa
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    Model:
    II

    I just purchased used 2013 prius plug-in about a month ago.
    Car running well until yesterday after I press power button to start the car,
    then engine warning light turning on.
    ODB shows P0302, U0146, B2784
    Is this showing multiple problem or they are all related?
    What could the root cause?
    Appreciate your comment in advance
     

    Attached Files:

  2. JC91006

    JC91006 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Nov 10, 2013
    16,470
    8,383
    0
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Model:
    II
    You didn't mention the mileage on your car but if your car has over 150k miles on it, the misfire on cylinder 2 may just lead to a failing head gasket. This failure is probably the main cause of people selling these cars to unsuspecting buyers
     
    Grit likes this.
  3. Grit

    Grit Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2017
    6,112
    4,040
    1
    Location:
    Wilkes Land
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius
    Model:
    Four
    And Previous owner most likely disconnected the12v battery wiping all the codes before selling.
     
  4. ChapmanF

    ChapmanF Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2008
    23,273
    15,070
    0
    Location:
    Indiana, USA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    If you're looking at a car to buy and you have a scan tool, a great way to check for that is to ask it the status of the emissions monitors.

    When a code clear is done, or the codes are cleared by unhooking the battery, all of the monitors are set back to 'incomplete'. They won't go back to 'complete' until the car has been driven enough for all of its self-tests to run and for codes to be set for any issues that are detected.

    That feature was built in to foil people clearing their codes just before going in for an inspection, but it works just as well to indicate a code clear just before you looked at their car for sale.