SINGLE video in whole youtube presenting signs of rotor damage to indicate change. All other channels are ... "Just change them" or ... "if they don't look too bad, don't change them". THank you!

You answered my question - how can I tell I need to change the rotors? Now I know. Very well presented sir, thank you.

I had 2 different shops telling me in the last year and a half tell me first, my back brakes need replaced, and the second shop telling me no my fronts need replaced. I just recently checked myself( im lazy) and neither need to be replaced. I'll do the work from now on. Why do shops rip people off?

Wow this was actually the perfect video i needed to see lately. Thank you so much!

The dealership replaced my front rotors and pads and I can immediately tell the difference. Braking is quicker and a lot smoother.

My 'mechanical' minded friend took a look at my car and said I didn't need my brakes replaced, they are 'fine'; just some surface rust. I don't know much about cars; this is my first one so I'm just learning everything by watching videos or reading forums. Before even watching this video I just felt that the fact the rotors had a lip on them meant that either something was wrong or the rotors were worn. Now I know for sure. Time to spend 2 hours trying to crack 12 year rusted on bolts!

You're awesome man! Thanks for the great videos!

Thabk for your video. Im trying to learn to replace my sqeeky and now grinding noise and feeling on my rear brakes on my 2011 silverado LT 1500 5.3liter. I now understand what u are saying. Im still doing more research on the subject.

Very well explained. Good job

I did an emergency from Vermont to Arizona and know I had something's to do to fix my ride up a bit even before the trip. I was gonna work a bit to fix the car but found out I have to fix the car in order to work and the rear brakes were priority number one. I'm in denial but I was hoping the shaking I seemed to have developed during the trip was uneven stud loss on my tires. Figured I could get new tires and alignment when the time was right. Got some new pads but looking at my poor system it looks like the whole thing might have to go 😢. Learned a lil bit from this vid tho, thank ya 🙏

Thank you. This backs up what the last mechanic told me. Want to have honest people doing good work

This was great. Thank you

I love your super quick and subtle flex with your car year make and model lol Thanks for the video

Very helpful thanks.

Great video, thank you 👍

Thanks for the info bro

Good info thx again dude

Great video! Thanx

if you slam on your brakes every time you brake then maybe replace brake pads at 20,000 miles. brake pads should last A LOT longer than that. i got 85,000+ on mine. Mainly highway driving helps that too

Thanks alot brother 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Our 2017 Mazda CX-9 still has all of the original brake parts at 68K miles. I inspected the pads and rotors by removing the calipers. Surprisingly, it still has about half of the pads left, and the rotors look good too. I don't know if I've ever had a vehicle go this long on the original brake parts without them needing to be replaced...

Thanks for this Video ❤

thank you for sharing, my car just broke 150k and the previous owner said they just replaced the brakes ad rotors before I bought it and it seems they were honest.

timely video for me. My home is on a gravel road and occasionally I pick up gravel between the pad and rotor. Any advice on how to remove gravel?

what if my car has squeaks like 3 or 4 times i haven’t heard it again i just changed mine 3000 miles ago u think i’m over reacting

When he said 20,000 - 30,000 miles, do i have to convert to kilometer? Because the higher the miles counted, the bigger differences when counted in kilometer.

well done.

Thank you

My front pads are like the first pad shown....still got a bit of time to replace. 👍

Great video! I'm surprised you aren't getting more views. You managed to score a fantastic name that looks and sounds like a big name magazine or organization. "Auto Enthusiast Magazine" would totally make sense. One thing I might recommend is to change your "profile" picture. A picture of your car screams "I'm just some guy with a car I like, uploading videos." Try coming up with a logo, it would definitely come off more "professional" and people might make people gravitate to your channel as it emanates authority. Thanks for the info and best of luck!

Any idea why my rotor on the passenger side of my 19 wrx looks rusted but the driver side is fine?

Good video

I have an '18 Outback. How long after they start squeaking do I have? Mine started squeaking a month ago. 😢

Mine has deep grooves in it why is that they were brand new with new pads now they have grooves

Loved your explanation. I purchased a brand new Honda Civic 2016. It now six and half years. The brakes still brake good, I am a careful driver. That is I don't hard brake all the time. It's over 100000 KMs. The service people tell me it's time to change the brake pads. I do not have any wobbling in the stearing. Do I have to change the rotors too?

Would be interesting to know more about rotor quality. In the Canadian rustbelt where I live, the rear disks on a 2010 Ford Fusion that I used to own would develop rusty scale on the piston side (similar to what you displayed in the video). Only thing is that I typically was driving it about 10,000 miles/year, and I was lucky to get 2 years out of a set of rotors. I tried using Ford OEM parts, ATE coated rotors, chain store "no name" brands, all with fairly similar results. Even replacing the calipers and pins at about 40,000 miles made no difference. Meanwhile, I also have a 2014 Santa Fe where the OE brake parts (rotors and pads) lasted close to 60,000 miles before getting replaced. The rotors still looked nice and clean, with little grooving or corrosion. How much of a factor do details like the backing/splash plate make? Good video otherwise.

good video

This is easily the best video describing in depth but easy to understand brake wear

Excellent demonstration about common issues with rotors . Thanks for making very informative video, on the side note introduction could be edited to make video little shorter.

Thx bro… I just ordered some new rotors for my Camaro SS just wanted to make sure I wasn’t changing them too early. U earned a sub

100k miles on my car brake pads and rotors still mint Toyota for ya

Really great video, helpful and precise but the sound is low it's kinda annoying 😅

That is a very damaged rotor, can’t believe you were driving with it. Yes, a lip at the edge of the rotor is an indicator that the rotor is wearing out but what you didn’t mention is many rotors have a marking on the outer hub section that specifies the minimum thickness in millimeters. This can be accurately measured with $15 digital caliper. If the rotors are worn beyond the minimum thickness, they are not safe as they won’t dissipate heat effectively and will gradually become warped and should be replaced.

Used to turn drum/rotors for $6 apiece.

I''m still on originals at 160K km. Some people must ride the brakes.

Actual video starts from 03:40, if you're looking for 'when to change car brake pads'.

My brakes have been squeaking often and I took it in to get checked and they told me they are fine and it was just dirt making the squeaking sound. I feel like he was lying

Subaru WRX

Disappointed. Was hoping you were going to discuss the rotor thickness limits with respect to resurfacing. If a new rotor starts at 1" thick and you lose 0.040" in 45K miles, AND if the discard thickness is 0.900", then you've got 0.060" to play with for resurfacing and future wear. I will grant you that New England's use of deicing chemicals takes a toll on ferrous metals but I've found that the mounting pins that the pads slide on cause more issues. My wife's Camry had one pad frozen in place such that both pads were not equally "squeezing" the rotor - the frozen pad wound up not being parallel with the surface of the rotor and ultimately carved a shallow groove in the rotor.

subaru wrx sti

Wouldn’t consider a WRX a performance car. Good video tho

Debris may have caused the grooving

Nice BSSC hat lol

If you are watching this video it’s time to change your brake pads and rotors

I'm on 130K on my 16' Impala.. I guess I'll just change them to pass the car to my son.

My car has 71,000 miles on it and it still has the original pads and rotors. A light just came on to change the pads on the dash.

Go wildcats

How is this checking when it's not on the car? 🤦‍♂️

Its so funny these youtubers are all saying you need to replace things so often. 15 to 20 k miles? why not every 100 or 150 miles? My car still have the original brakes everything now it has 58 k.... Do these youtubers get extra payments from car part manufacturers?

3:40

7:01

Why is there so many sirens in the background ? Sounds like someone running

Very very very long intro so bad man

Where's the video so I can see how ti change my break pads?

Unbelievable how rusty these rotors are at 43k miles! And they are OEM rotors? OEM parts are good for correct specs, but don't expect them to be of good quality.

Holy crap those rotors are TERRIBLE for 43k miles.

your mic is way too far away

“Performance car” 🤣

Those are the worst looking factory rotors I’ve ever seen. I’ll never buy Subaru rotors after this video especially with warranties and better prices available from aftermarket.

Way too much talking. Get to it!

Thank you