F25 X3 : How to replace BMW Front Brake Pads, Rotors, and Sensor - Complete Guide 

Perfect instructions- I just completed my pads and rotors this afternoon without a hitch. Cheers!

Thank you for the tutorial. Replacement was pretty straight forward. For me the biggest take away was the reset shown at the end.

Your videos are consistently the best out there. You have saved me so much TIME and MONEY on my E92 3-Series and F25 X3. Instructions are always spot on, clear and concisely made. THANK-YOU for being such a valuable resource to the BMW community.

Similar to other comments, I looked at a couple of other videos related to changing brakes on our 2011 X3 and yours was by far the most complete, consise and accurate. In my instance, the brakes were actually fine but during a previous repair someone had not secured the sensor wire and it wore through and kicked out the brake replace warning. Thanks again for the great instructions!

Best X3 brake job video I've seen - and I've been looking at a lot of them before I do mine tomorrow! Great job, really appreciate the time and effort you put into this

Great video! I just changed my front brakes and rotors, easy thanks to you! My 2017 X3 2.8i caliper hex bolts however weren't 7mm but they were 8mm. FYI, installed Akebono pads (kit came with the sensor cable) and Zimmerman rotors. I picked up new rotor screws and 16mm bolts from the dealership.

Thanks for the video. It was a great guide with my recent brake job. Just a note: there's no need to pop off the 8mm hex slider bolts if you're doing both pads and rotors. By popping off the 16mm carrier bolts, the caliper will come out all in one piece and then you can pop off the pads

Great vid as always

Very helpful, thank you.

Great video!!

Thank you! Very detailed and included torque values-much appreciated. Cute doggo too :)

Awesome video! Thought there would be more to it coming from BMW. Pretty straight forward - Thanks!!!! Loved your "helper" too!!

Fantastic tutorial!

Fabulous detail and great camera work.

Perfect job

Thanks for the video. Perfect step by step. Mine also were 8mm not 7mm. Regardless, I appreciate the help.

Just watched the whole guide through and feeling a lot less terrified of trying this myself! The amount of money I'd save makes this hard to handover to the dealer to do. Do you have a video on the rear brakes as well? Regardless thank you so much for such a thorough guide. Help's up beginner Diyers a ton.

Zion: Test drive?!? Don’t you mean walk?? Slick, Roger nicely done. Super professional 👍🏼 How about a brake fluid flush/refresh sometime on a bimmer?

Excellent!!! A+++

Great video! Just to note, on my X3 the bolts were a 8mm hex instead of a 7mm.

You should put a video up of how to turn the light off on the dash

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. What size is that impact driver?

Not fair! You had DOGO help you... Without him you could't do it.

Nice video! My rotors are warped so i assume new ones if we cant turn them? Original 2014 x3 149k miles

do you happen to have a video of the rear brake pad and rotor replacement? Thanks!

Thank you for this video! Where do you purchase your parts? I prefer genuine, but would be open to alternatives with recommendation.

Hey im looking ti replace my brake calipers just wanted to know the specification and the brand you used?

Hello,i'd like to know brand of that wrench with torque (digital), and yes great video.

Nice video very well done. I keep getting a reset impossible message for the front brakes though. Any suggestions?

gotta question? does the brake pad sensor for bmw have to be specific with a different pad or it doesn't matter

Haven't seen any video that actually done it to the manufacturer repair instructions. Hub surface must be clean and no grease on anything. Brake carrier must have no abrasives used on cleaning, only allowed is brake cleaner and lube with BMW brake grease. Personally I never had any brakes fail due to seals in master cylinders getting rolled or debris going back. But I tend to find that using a mini prybar at the brake sensor hole area, you can literlly push the piston completely back and don't really need any other tool to push the piston back. Though with the brake bleeder screw open, most brake piston retractions, you can even use your hands to push the piston back provided there isn't too much resistance due to size and internal corrosion. The brake bleeder screw open with a miniture prybar can speed up allot and is one of the quickest ways to get things done. Even a quick pedal bleed job after is doable, two people. If with allot of moisture, pressure bleed out the fluid, 2L recommended. DOT4 LV. I would open the brake fluid reservoir to relief any pressure during retraction, it is stated to draw out excessive fluid first. But yeah, at the dealer you will see those rotors come off by themselve, quite often impacting the bolt off the carriers is enough to get the rotor loose. One thing about the grease on the hub, its like an uneven surface and sometimes causes brake shudder, especially older models. Good idea on your part to replace as many bolts as possible, the anti-rattle clip is recommended every 48 months. While it is recommended to replace the sensor on every job, personally I have a stash of new wear sensors, so go figure, there is always the correct way to do it and the incorrect way to do things. After a couple of years of brakes at European dealers, you sort of know every trick in the book and everything that breaks. VW and their shitty wear sensor connectors on the vehicles, if you come across one, you'll be in a very bad day.

What brand/model is the torque wrench? I like the swivel head.

Great great video !!!! I saw you had to change the mounting bolts, is that absolutely necessary?? i didnt understand about the higher torque you said it had after use ? thanks

Curious if this process is the same on a F26 BMW X4?

Nice work!! Have same for rears? same car and year...

Awesome tutorial! Huge props for actually getting shots of what you were doing versus most videos that show the back of someone's hand. The pin bolts for me were 8mm as well.

Hi. Plse provide the type of gloves used and provide the brands as well. Also advise where to obtain the torque settings. Thank you

Carp! I just noticed this video 😼

Does anyone know what the part number to the plastic clip that clips the brake sensor and speed sensor together? The white plastic piece? I broke it when replacing my front brakes and want to replace it. Clip shown clearly at 16:24

Buen trabajo gringo

is the car resting on the jack stands too? I'm not sure where to put the jack stands

New to this; could you explain the 179 total torque. Are you doing each bolt twice to include the angle adjustment?

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What about bleeding the brakes? How do you do that and at what point do you do that?

What about brake bleeding ?

not many people use a torque wrench to do a brake job!!