Huge MPG Loss

Discussion in 'Prius c Technical Discussion' started by CMJAnew, Jan 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM.

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  1. bisco

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    maybe an installation problem with the new wheel bearing, or a bad bearing out of the box. was it oem?
     
    #21 bisco, Jan 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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    i don't know their quality, but everyone has good and bad techs, and are subject to inferior parts except oem
     
    #23 bisco, Jan 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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    interesting tidbit. The new bearing on the driver’s front reads 8-9% slower than the other three. AND, its speed is displayed on the speedometer. So, this entire time, I’ve been driving about 5mph faster than I thought. i.e. 65 on the speedo was 70 in real time (checked with WAZE). That’s not the entirety of the mpg loss…but it’s all of half or more. Weird.
     
    #24 CMJAnew, Jan 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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