E90 brakes @ 10k miles? premature wear?

shragon · 11-02-2006, 02:48 PM

i'd take it to the dealer and have them check it out. you shouldn't need new brakes until the sensor goes off.

fatalglitch · 12-19-2006, 07:38 PM

Hahah....10K is not bad....

I definitely have premature wear issue.... I have 4700 miles on my 335i and the brake light came on the other day...I don't drive the car very hard, 90% of my driving is highway!!

In the to dealership I go...

Tom

MonacoBimm · 12-19-2006, 08:11 PM

My car has 3,500 miles. And I have the brake squeaking noise coming to a stop, since it has about 1500 miles. Is this normal?

RaptorKTM · 12-19-2006, 09:27 PM

take it to the dealer they will remove the lining and it will go away, they did the same thing for me

sblument · 12-20-2006, 12:04 AM

I have about 10500 miles and the CBS readout says I have about 25k left on my fronts and 30k on my rears...normal suburban daily driving + 3 autocrosses and 1 track school.

ck1129 · 12-20-2006, 01:17 AM

lol. my brakes are starting to squeak aswell. I have 8000mi on the car, and the service indicator shows 3k left and 4k for the brakes :O going to have them checked on friday when i do an oil change

fatalglitch · 12-20-2006, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sblument

I have about 10500 miles and the CBS readout says I have about 25k left on my fronts and 30k on my rears...normal suburban daily driving + 3 autocrosses and 1 track school.

How do I get to this indicator? Or is this a shop only tool?

Tom

txusa03 · 12-20-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by shragon

i'd take it to the dealer and have them check it out. you shouldn't need new brakes until the sensor goes off.

I agreed. When the sensor goes off, it usually mean the brake pads are worn. If you see 3-4K miles left on the brake services, it means they need to flush the brake fluid. The brake fluids is also used for the manual clutch. I have 29,800 miles on my car and I just had my brake fluid flushed. My brake pads and rotors are fine. No squeaking sounds yet (knock on wood). You can check the rotor for wear by running your finger near the edge (yellow double arrows) to see if there is a grove there. If you can hardly feel a grove, your rotor is fine. Only touch the rotor when it is cool (not right after you been driving). Bring your car in for the squeaking sound.

Anthony Pike · 12-23-2006, 04:38 PM

Brake squeak on the E90 can be due to the front brake sensors that tell the computer how much life is left in the pads. The pads have to be removed and the sensors cleaned to stop the noise.
Brake fluid replacement will not have anything to do with noise.
Furthermoer the computer readout on the dash will tell you before the pads wear right down.

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shragon Moderator 497 Rep 27,441 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (7)	i'd take it to the dealer and have them check it out. you shouldn't need new brakes until the sensor goes off. __________________ www.cardomain.com/id/shragon
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fatalglitch Private 0 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbia, MD iTrader: (0)	Hahah....10K is not bad.... I definitely have premature wear issue.... I have 4700 miles on my 335i and the brake light came on the other day...I don't drive the car very hard, 90% of my driving is highway!! In the to dealership I go... Tom
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12-19-2006, 08:11 PM	#25
MonacoBimm Banned 44 Rep 1,859 Posts Drives: Sapp. Black 330i(2nd e90) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama City, Panama iTrader: (1)	My car has 3,500 miles. And I have the brake squeaking noise coming to a stop, since it has about 1500 miles. Is this normal?
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RaptorKTM Colonel 236 Rep 2,366 Posts Drives: 1 M Coupe Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 M [0.00]	take it to the dealer they will remove the lining and it will go away, they did the same thing for me
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sblument Lieutenant 13 Rep 427 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Champaign, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I have about 10500 miles and the CBS readout says I have about 25k left on my fronts and 30k on my rears...normal suburban daily driving + 3 autocrosses and 1 track school. __________________ 2006 330i, SP, PP, fold down rear seats, sparkling graphite, black leather, metallic trim.
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ck1129 Second Lieutenant 17 Rep 276 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	lol. my brakes are starting to squeak aswell. I have 8000mi on the car, and the service indicator shows 3k left and 4k for the brakes :O going to have them checked on friday when i do an oil change __________________ e90 325i \| Eisenmann Race Exhaust with resonator delete Coming soon : Black and White BMW roundels, Black out grill.
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Anthony Pike New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: BMW 320I E90 Sparkling Graphit Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hahndorf South Australia iTrader: (0)	Brake squeak on the E90 can be due to the front brake sensors that tell the computer how much life is left in the pads. The pads have to be removed and the sensors cleaned to stop the noise. Brake fluid replacement will not have anything to do with noise. Furthermoer the computer readout on the dash will tell you before the pads wear right down.
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