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2- 500mi tanks in a row! personal best!

Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by NinnJinn, Jun 16, 2013.

  1. NinnJinn

    NinnJinn Member

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    2 weekends ago I replaced the spark plugs in my 2002 prius. I am not sure when the last time they were changed, or if they have every been changed. At 170,000 I figured it wouldn't hurt to change them. I got the Bosch spark plugs that were OEM equivalent. The old ones had Japanese writing on them and looked pretty worn. I also did an oil change since I was at 12,000 since the previous change. :unsure:

    The next day I filled up and managed to get 9.9gals in the tank. It has been warm/hot here 85-95 days.

    1st Tank Driving was roughly 70% under 40mph and I drove roughly 11miles with the last pip blinking.


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    I filled up the tank and managed to get another 500mile tank.
    This one was roughly 55-60% under 40mph

    NOTE: On the odometer, I forgot to take pics BEFORE I filled up. So the Guess gauge is starting to show my fill up. It took me forever to spend my $40 that I prepaid. Went about 18miles with the last pip flashing.

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    #1 NinnJinn, Jun 16, 2013
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  2. usnavystgc

    usnavystgc Die Hard DIYer and Ebike enthusiast.

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    Nice job NinnJinn.
     
    #2 usnavystgc, Jun 17, 2013
  3. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Nice...
    An eleven year old car that gets over 50MPG!!

    Hard to beat that.
     
    #3 ETC(SS), Jun 17, 2013
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    Don't know what happened. The Lexington, KY to Madison, WI was my reply but it went into Ninn Jin's text.

    Bob Edwards
     
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    WOW-WEE! I hope to get better in the warmer days. It has been in the 20's in Minnesota and I am hovering around 39-40 on what is my third fill on this new to me car a 2002 Prius. Just did what you did as changed the plugs but I put in the Denso Iridium as it called for and changed the ATX fluid. How is your driving? Maybe I am driving this thing wrong.
    TomK
     
    #6 kutcht1, Nov 28, 2013
  7. NinnJinn

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    Not too bad for cold weather. I usually got around a 42-45mpg avg during the cold months. As for the nice 500+ mile tanks, I sweat my behind off by not using the AC. When you run the AC the engine runs non stop basically turning it into a "normal car" 2 summers ago, it was running in the 100's so there was a lot of AC usage to keep the kids happy, that week was a killer.... 38mpg avg
     
    #7 NinnJinn, Nov 30, 2013
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