so yeah i went in and got my 15k service a while ago and asked them to check the brake pads. when i got the car back they said i had 4mm in the front and the rears... first i thought this was a little weird because i try and engine brake as much as possible and i dont ride on the brakes too hard in the first place. me being the lazy fucker that i am didnt bother taking the wheel off to check so i just assumed they were correct. i went in for my 20k service and asked them to check again and they said i had 5mm in the front and 7mm in the back... i get home and get my hands dirty and i say i have about 5mm both front and back.


see my dillema? i work full time and go to school full time and i think those fuckers were trying to scam me out of my hard earned money -_- i keep receipts of all my service so im ok there.


what should i do, should i purposely fuck up my brakes so they replace it for free? what would you guys do in my situation.

 

I don't think they can lie about things like these. If someone was good at this, they could sue Acura for scamming.

 

That sounds like a fantastic idea.

 

red font = sarcasm?



the service rep basically told me if anythign happened they would replace the whole system for free... i was looking to just replace the brake pads but if going to get new rotors, lines, pads for free then yeh....

 

So, did the dealer replace the brakes at all, or they simply checked the brakes for you but reported the incorrect measurement?

 

^ they reported the wrong measurements... which really makes me question their service people... because i went home and i read 5mm front and back..


has anyone else had any issues with their brakes going back this early? ive had 240's and civics that had stock brakes last longer...

 

New pads have 11mm front 9mm rear thickness and a service limit of 1.6mm. So your pads still have a long way to go. An experienced technician can easily gauge if the pads require replacement or not base on the service limit. He may not even need to physically measure it. I wouldn't worry about it. That's how it is when they perform those "inspections" during the maintenance services.

 

You prefer to engine brake? Is it cheaper fixing the engine than replacing brake pads?

 

Engine braking is proably going to cause you more damage, and money, later on....

 

well.. thats how ive learned to drive and i havnt had any issues with it in any of my other cars.

 

Not trying to sound like a wise ass but there's always a first time for anything.

 

Assuming this is in an MT car, engine braking mainly causes wear to the clutch and synchros when you actually downshift into the lower gear, so it's no worse than any other downshift.

The owner's manual actually recommends using the engine for braking on long down-hill grades to avoid overheating the brakes.

The actual braking effect is caused mainly by engine compression (e.g. compressing the air in the cylinders), which (at least in theory) is easier on the engine in terms of forces than actually running it under load, -- but you never know what wierd things engineers will do. Still, I wouldn't expect much if any impact on the engine itself from this.

Still, brake pads and rotors are much cheaper to replace than clutches and synchros.

 

its not like im not using the brakes when im coming to a stop, i just dont like coasting on them or braking hard.


ive only had to replace a clutch on one of my manual cars and that was on my first 240. maybe what i think the definition of engine braking is actually wrong.. everyone i know who drives a manual car has told me to do this method because its easier on the brakes and easier on the clutch as well. this thread has gone astray lol.

 

So have you come up with a brilliant plan to "fuck up" your brakes?

 

i dont understand did they tell u needed to change your brakes?

 

yeah they were tryin to get me to buy new pads for some rediculous amount.

 

In the context of a discussion of brakes and brake wear, the typical definition of engine braking would include downshifting to slow down the car to reduce the use of the brakes.