Long story short I replaced my rear pads yesterday and completely forgot to push/compress the caliper in. I put the caliper back over the pads really tight. When I drove the car the service B light came on. There aren't any sounds coming from rubbing but should I take the calipers off and compress them still? Thanks for the help

 

If the calipers are working properly they will "self adjust" so no need to redo.

 

Service B is as followed:

Replace engine oil and oil filter

Rotate tires

Inspect front and rear brakes

Check parking brake adjustment

Inspect tie rod ends, steering gear box, and boots

Inspect suspension components

Inspect driveshaft boots

Inspect brake hoses and lines (including ABS)

Inspect all fluid levels and condition of fluids

Inspect exhaust system#

Inspect fuel lines and connections#

This is just because your Oil life is at 15% or less and you are due for service. This doesn't have anything to do with servicing your brakes. Still amazed how you got the caliper on without pushing the piston back..

 

and new pads.............how is that even possible

 

OP, are you sure you bought the right pads? I'm with the others, I don't see how you were able to get the caliper back on....

 

I have to almost completely compress the pistons back into the caliper when replacing my pads. Not sure how you got your new ones on without any compression. Like stated, make sure you got the right pads.

Unless your rotors are completely worn down. I don't see that as the issue, though.

 

unless the pads he replaced still had a bunch of life in them, I don't see how it's possible either.

 

If the rotors were worn, the piston/pads still keep the same pressure as a new rotor, so that wouldn't be the case.



I wondered the same, but thought he might have purchased a different style pad for some reason and the caliper was able to be installed without piston compression.

 

this looks like its going to be one of those threads that dont really make sense and the OP never comes back to explain

 

service B code is based on mileage and tells you general info about what work you should do at this point in the vehicles life. If the pads were just done they dont need to be changed again

 

Agreed with paperboy.

Only possibility I can see is the "old" pads weren't that worn and maybe between a chamfer on the new pad and working the caliper on at an angle which will push the pistons back in anyway, it might be possible.

Regardless, the MID display was a coincidence.

 

people need to have some respect. If OP wants our time to post replies, please have the decency to answer some of our questions. This is how forums work, all sides need to be responding. If OP is gonna come in here with 1 post and never respond back he is wasting forum space. These kinds of threads dont help anyone, if someone else has this question and finds this thread they will be helpless.

 

^Or they'll learn that doing a brake job has nothing to do with the "B" service popping up on your display.

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