Brake Pad Replacement & Warranty - Gen 3

[MacanSman]

Hi all

Looks like the pads may need replacing on the Macan as we've just received the usual email to remind us that they may need inspecting.....

The car is due in for its first service in 2 weeks (which has come round quick but it's covered 19,000 miles now!) so no doubt they will provide a quote to replace them. My question is, if I replace them with genuine Porsche pads myself, will this have any impact on the warranty?

Cheers

[Skyway]

How many miles have you done? Brakes pads before 1st service seems unusual.

[aj13]

Providing servicing is maintained....warranty should be fine.
Just get an indi to change them, or do them yourself.
Not a big job changing pads.

[MikeM]

Should be plus 30,000 before you start thinking about pad replacement? The wear sensors will tell you when they are becoming due.

[Plyphon]

That's good going to do a set of pads in 19,000.

I wonder if you received any automated email rather than an actual wear based email.

[Jon A]

I guarantee if they were selling a car with 19k miles there would be “plenty of life left” in those pads.
As I understand it, if still under new car warranty, you can get an Indy to change OEM consumables with no affect to warranty.

[Tim92gts]

There's no harm in waiting until the warning comes up, mine still had plenty of meat left on them and the sensors are one use only.

You can also check disc thickness although the OPC will probably tell you the pads and discs have to be done together.

The main reason i haven't been back to the OIPC was that they said the pads and discs were getting low three years ago at 12k miles.

Eventually had the discs done a few weeks ago and the discs are still well away from wear limit.

[kalniel]

You can also check disc thickness although the OPC will probably tell you the pads and discs have to be done together.

I hadn't realised that. For other cars discs are high mileage, even lifetime, parts, while pads are a wear item designed to be replaced when down to a certain point.

[crockers]

I’ve found that on a “performance “ car it’s roughly 2 pad changes before discs. I had a 3 litre V6 Merc diesel and pads were thin around 20-25k miles. Discs around 50k ish.

[Tim92gts]

You can also check disc thickness although the OPC will probably tell you the pads and discs have to be done together.

I hadn't realised that. For other cars discs are high mileage, even lifetime, parts, while pads are a wear item designed to be replaced when down to a certain point.

There's a little gap in the disc cover just below the calliper so that you can measure the disc thickness with a micrometer (or a reassuringly expensive Porsche tool which does the same).

Disc wear limit specs are available online, usually about 2mm less than new iirc.