Is it bad if brake pads smell?

Phate · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:23

Got a set of EBC greens here I've had for a while and not fitted and they've started to smell.

Are they still ok to fit?

Thanks,
Jake

L0rdMike · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:24

after a bit of a drive I can smell mine fairly strongly.

InvaderGIR · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:26

No, that smell is you.

mattyprice4004 · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:26

Mine reek if I go for a proper blast.

ci_newman · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:27

L0rdMike said:
after a bit of a drive I can smell mine fairly strongly.

I think he means that they aren't fitted yet and smell

IIRC correctly, my Greenstuff pads smelt of pee before they were fitted...

L0rdMike · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:28

ci_newman said:
I think he means that they aren't fitted yet and smell IIRC correctly, my Greenstuff pads smelt of pee before they were fitted...

Fail for not reading.

Firestar_3x · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:29

Its a cross between Wee and Dead Fish, all my EBC pads have smelt the same, greens more so than reds.

gillywibble · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:31

Firestar_3x said:
Its a cross between Wee and Dead Fish

I can only imagine how pleasant that is.

Phate · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:31

So its normal then? - Didn't fancy shelling out for any more and my current ones are mullered, 2 track days and 15k though so not bad

Ace

paradigm · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:38

Your pads lasted two trackdays and 15,000 road miles?

My last set of redstuff on the Leon lasted one (incomplete) trackday

Phate · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:39

paradigm said:
Your pads lasted two trackdays and 15,000 road miles?

My last set of redstuff on the Leon lasted one (incomplete) trackday

I don't know if it makes a difference but I also have EBC Ultimax discs fitted?

EDIT: Well they were 30min track sessions, thats probably why

paradigm · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:39

I had a set of EBC grooved discs fitted also. Don't get me wrong, the stopping power was immense, but the longevity was pathetic. Well either that or I'm rediculously hard on brakes or you are rediculously soft

Phate · 13 Jul 2009 at 13:46

paradigm said:
I had a set of EBC grooved discs fitted also. Don't get me wrong, the stopping power was immense, but the longevity was pathetic. Well either that or I'm rediculously hard on brakes or you are rediculously soft

*thinks back to a MM when you pulled into a pub and from going to the road to the carpark you went from 60ish to stopping*

Smelled good

On day to day use unless its an emergency stop they rarely get abused, I got brake fade on the track but that was due to boiling my brake fluid

Matt82 · 13 Jul 2009 at 14:28

Phate said:
Got a set of EBC greens here I've had for a while and not fitted and they've started to smell.

Are they still ok to fit?

Thanks,
Jake

my ebcs stunk to high heaven

i think its normal, that was when they were just sat in the box in the garage

Matthew.M · 13 Jul 2009 at 14:33

My Yellows smelt like fish so I assume its normal.

Matt82 · 13 Jul 2009 at 14:44

Matthew.M said:
My Yellows smelt like fish so I assume its normal.

yup, like fish here too

question... why were we all smelling our brake pads?

Slime101 · 13 Jul 2009 at 16:01

All brake pads smell when you open the box, not just EBC's. Its because they are organic material, much like clutch plates.

Matthew.M · 13 Jul 2009 at 16:11

Matt82 said:
question... why were we all smelling our brake pads?

I didnt realise they stunk so much until I left them out on my desk then came back to my room a few hours later and they had stunk the place out

Lesson learnt, car parts belong outside

Dunks · 13 Jul 2009 at 16:13

Slime101 said:
All brake pads smell when you open the box, not just EBC's. Its because they are organic material, much like clutch plates.

Wrong. Not all brake pads are organic...

Dup · 13 Jul 2009 at 16:17

My new rear pads smelt like fire after I had them fitted. Probably becasue they were almost on fire when I had gotten off the motorway. Seem fine now and my disc looks like its titanium with lots of pretty rainbow colours.

Never smelt new pads up close, last ones I did myself (Ferodo) didn't have any memorable odour.