Hi,

I renently had new frond brake pads,calipers and rotor replaces. I always have burning smell near tires (from brakes) and mechanic told that this is normal for new brakes. how long i should wait for this smell to go away before pushing hard the mechanic to fix this?
I also feel from hood in the car that it got very heated after long drove..what can be the possible reason coolant etc?

Thanks
--rubs

Last time I changed the brake pads, I had the same smell problem as yours. It did go away after about one week. If yours doesn't stop after that, go back to your mechanic.

try to check the coolent. There is a reserve tank next to the battery..... if it is empty, open the radiator cap and see if any fluid is visible. If not, fill it up with 50/50 mix coolent and water. Then put some into the reserve tank...... DO NOT FILL IT TO THE FULL LINE! Run the car for about 4 miles and check the reserve tank again. Then you can fill it to the full line if necessary. Also, what weight of oil do you use? Brand?

Hi,

I renently had new frond brake pads,calipers and rotor replaces. I always have burning smell near tires (from brakes) and mechanic told that this is normal for new brakes. how long i should wait for this smell to go away before pushing hard the mechanic to fix this?
I also feel from hood in the car that it got very heated after long drove..what can be the possible reason coolant etc?

Thanks
--rubs
should be about 50 to 100 miles of driving...new rotors come with a chemical on them and they need to be cleaned and used to burn/wear it off. If it continues obviously bring it back.

It is best to clean that chemical off the new rotors prior to installing them on the car. Brake-clean and paper towels work well for this. I recently spoke to the tech support line at Raybestos and they recommend cleaning them with dish washing liquid and lots of water to rinse them prior to installing them on the car. They also recommend this dish washing cleaning process prior to installing rotors that have been turned on a brake lathe.

Mike