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05-27-2015, 12:48 PM | #1 |
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Excited 135i owner has a few questions...
Picked up my 08 135i yesterday and has a blast knocking through the gears last night. It's high mileage ~126,000 but the interior and exterior are flawless. My one complaint through driving it is the squeaking brakes! How embarrassing! I took a look at the pads and they look fine. Going to take it to a dealer to get a full diagnostic run just because I want to make sure it's all good. Is it just the high performance brakes or could something be wrong?
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05-27-2015, 12:51 PM | #2 |
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Welcome and congrats!
Probably just need to be cleaned up and relubricated. Mine have never squealed, even when the pads get low.
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05-27-2015, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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Brake dust does it for me. Last a week after washing or rain. But once it builds up it wines like crazy.
I find lightly braking to a stop squeaks the most.
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05-27-2015, 01:52 PM | #4 |
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Welcome to the club Ladydragonz and congrats on your purchase. 126,000 huh. That baby's well broken in. My brakes never squeak either, but it couldn't hurt to have it checked out. Pics asap.
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05-27-2015, 03:29 PM | #5 |
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Yea the light braking is the worst. I read somewhere that hard braking gets rid of a "glaze" but I did some hard stops last night and still have that annoying sound.
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05-27-2015, 03:37 PM | #7 |
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Mine squeak some. And the fronts were done 12 months ago, the rears in January.
At the dealer. I'll have to try the hard braking too.
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05-27-2015, 05:11 PM | #10 |
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i tell ya a'what ive got some minor squeaks ive read its pretty common. this bad boy stops on a dime.
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05-27-2015, 06:20 PM | #11 | |
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A couple years ago I took my car to a local shop for tires and the young guys working there were oohing and aaaahing about the 6 piston calipers... lol
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05-27-2015, 10:04 PM | #12 |
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I only get squeeling from the parking brake when reversing , but i have found if i give it a second pull it stops !
I was told by the dealer brakes are not covered by the warranty |
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05-27-2015, 10:15 PM | #13 |
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These cars have squeaky brakes... that's just the way it goes. Nothing wrong, car still stops just fine!
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05-28-2015, 06:26 AM | #14 |
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Find a location where you can get to 60mph and brake HARD (to a stop) safely. Do that at least ten times.
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05-28-2015, 06:47 AM | #15 |
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These breaks are noisey. Ive been through 4 different pad types, companies, and intended uses. A few hard brake stops will redeposit pad material on the rotor, but only for a short time. make a few light pressure stops and the deposit will be gone. Best bet is to clean the caliper, and hardware, then reinstall with new lubricant. That will help for a short time.
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It's gorgeous inside and out, can't wait to look for the paint code to see if I got space grey or SGM I'm not as knowledgeable so time to go check it out...
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05-28-2015, 09:36 AM | #20 |
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05-28-2015, 11:20 AM | #22 |
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Welcome and congrats!
Clean looking car!
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