neverfollow01

I finished washing and was driving for like 5 min then the light came on...looks kinda like this (0)...there is still like 1/4-3/16 inch of pad left on each corner...brakes work and feel fine...i shut off car and it went away till i used my brakes again...any ideas??

MB The Body

did you wash the car after driving ?

neverfollow01

yeah i drove to the car wash...washed it with the hand held washer then went cruisin for like 5 min

MB The Body

if you wash your car after driving it and the brake rotors are very hot... they can warp with the cold water ... not sure if that could effect the sensor in any way though ?

neverfollow01

well i only drove like 1-2 miles down the road to the car wash

a4tis™[Bye Turbo]

MB is right, you can warp them if you spray them with cold water while hot, but that would have to a situation where you just drove 20 min at 80mph on the highway and came to stop, got out of your car, and hosed down the wheels/rotors. Think about how many people would have warped rotors if it was because they drove to the wash...most people drive to the car wash and they are fine.

Did you use any wheel cleaner? Maybe you got a good amount of it on your rotors or on your brakes? I dont know, just tossing out an idea.

neverfollow01

rinsed them off pretty good. Does the light usually go off when there is still that much pad left?

MB The Body

that is really weird the light came on though...

Bronze

Check your fluid level. Also, take a wheel off and check the inner pad thickness (with the sensor).

neverfollow01

thanks