03-23-2024, 01:05 PM | #1 |
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On Thursday I've done my third track day with my car.
Car has 7K-8K KMs on it. While tracking it, I usually do not do sessions that are longer than 10 minutes. After my last session (trying to keep up with a Cayman T :-)), a pads warning light just turned on. I need to do my first service in 600 miles so I'll take it next Tuesday for the service and for the pads. Is that normal? |
03-23-2024, 01:36 PM | #2 |
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Take a look at the pads from the bottom of the caliper (part closest to center of brake disc where the lugs are) and you should be able to see how much pad you have left. But yeah, if you’re hard on the brakes, the pads will get eaten up. Always make it a habit to check all 4 corners like this as you can easily see how much pad you have left so you can decide if you wanna lay off the hard driving for a while if you don’t wanna keep going through pads.
More importantly, when you say “First Service” do you mean your first one AFTER your initial 1200mile one or just your first one ever since new period? Because you might have other things to worry about than pads if it’s the latter. |
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I mean first after the break in period service. I did my 1200 mile break in period even tighier than what is recomanded (first 1000 KMs hasn't passed the 4000 RPM mark and the second 1000 KMs up to 5000 RPMs) :-). Coming from a lot slower cars, it wasn't so bad. The car is still very fast even up to 4000 RPMs :-) Thanks |
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03-26-2024, 03:56 PM | #7 |
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Yeah, dealers will rip you off on stock parts. Look into other better options for pads (if you’re not carbon brakes) and they’ll generally be a better compound and cost less. Labor will always be labor if you don’t do the work yourself, but since it’s a consumable, might as well get better parts for your money than overpriced stock stuff.
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03-27-2024, 04:14 PM | #9 |
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Lol, you won’t lose your warranty for running non BMW pads. Whomever told you that is violating manufacturer warranty rules. Pads are pads, it’s a consumable.
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03-29-2024, 10:39 AM | #11 | |
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What is different here than the US is that it is against the law to change anything in the car. Even if it is better than original. Stupid law. I'll check about that Thanks |
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03-29-2024, 11:00 AM | #13 |
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Yep, in the US at least the only way they can require the use of specific parts as a condition of warranty is if they supply those parts for free.
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03-29-2024, 11:10 AM | #14 |
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Are you in Dubai by any chance? That would explain some things at that point as that country is super strict over the silliest thing… worse than California.
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03-30-2024, 03:08 PM | #16 |
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03-30-2024, 09:24 PM | #17 |
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Go to the dealer as soon as you can. The algorithm does not leave enough pad to get 600 miles out of them at normal driving rate.. I had pads go from 2400 miles to 400 miles in 4 laps, then to backing pad 1/3 of a lap later. If your not careful the backing pad (steel) and the rotors will stop you, but you'll be needing new rotors.
Set one of your M1 / M2 buttons to the configuration you use on the track, that way you dont forget to turn DSC-MDM off. Last edited by fl1by; 03-30-2024 at 09:29 PM.. |
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My M1 is my daily and M2 is for track but I'm not sure that I'm skilled enough to turn DSC-MDM off. I'm starting with DSC on to gain confidence and then MDM. Now that I know what it does to the rear pads. I'll give it a try. Thanks |
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