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JJB236 are you not the original owner of the car? That could be a key part of your answer there.

 

Same year, same model, same mileage - just had brakes flushed. But I track and live in an area of high humidity (fog). After about 3 years the pads are at about 75 to 80 percent per last inspection about a month ago (and the car is a DD). No comment on the gentle pad use and tracking - it took me a while to get used to not lifting and using the brakes going into a turn.

 

Brake flush every other month......brake pads lst a litte longer.....I track

do them yourself......it is simple work

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What does brake fluid flush have to do with the original question???

16k miles is quite premature. Not sure if you could do that on purpose. I have 47k miles, lots of stop and go traffic. Probably another 30-40k more to go before the pads are gone. The pads are quite easy to see through your wheels. Shine a light in there to see how thin they are.

 

16K is way too early. I'm at 55,000 miles and only changed my fluid as needed--pads hardly even used.

 

If you don't track, 16K miles is early. It is also possible that there is a faulty sensor (those things can be very finicky). The sensor may be telling you that you need pads changed. Visually inspect your pads to see their thickness (best to take the wheels off/pads off to get accurate look) or just take to your dealer if not comfortable. I'm sure Porsche will deny a brake pad warranty claim even at 16K miles! Don't worry, they're not that expensive.

 

Sounds like a pad is sticking on one of the sensored pads, a sensor is malfunctioning or perhaps the previous owner was very hard on the brakes...

I do all my own brake work on my scissor lift, but haven't touched any of my PCar brakes in over a year.

To the board - does the 997 have sensors on all 4 pads, or just one on each axle (left or right)?

The easiest thing to do is take the car to a brake place to get the wheels off for a look. Porsche dealers will overcharge for this service IMHO. If you do need to replace the pads, you can even buy the OEM pads at the Porsche dealer and have the budget brake shop install them at a lower labor rate.

I personally enjoy working on all of my cars, but that's just me

Good luck.

-Blake

 

Sensors on all 8 pads (inside and outside pad on each corner).

 

one on each pad....eight total...at least on a creamic gt3 (mine are zip tied away)

I do not know for a steel brake GT3

 

Thanks guys. -B

 

I drive a combo of 80% highway and 20% city and at 33k, have about 60% of my lining still remaining in the front and a tad less in the back. I think most people would get about 40-60k under normal driving.

 

Original owner yes. I dont drive my 997 hard at all.

 

brake pads and rotors are way cheaper than a transmission. Don;t use the transmission to slow the car down.

 

brake pads and rotors are way cheaper than a transmission. Don;t use the transmission to slow the car down.