[kdad]

I put on low mileage to my f30 2015 MY. The car computer thinks my brakes to have 30K miles left. Since the car is 7 year-old, I recently decided to service the original brakes and re lubed pads and guide pins. I found the hardened factory lubricant on the back of the pads to be similar to some anti-seize compound like the Never-seez which is claimed to be able to withstand high temperature 1800F.

Can I use high temp anti-seize in lieu of brake lubes in general? Thanks!

[Wgosma]

Guide pins do not require lubrication; BMW recommends pins only be cleaned, and no lubricant applied.

[CJKaz]

Anti seize is excellent for the pads to caliper surfaces, piston faces, pad ears where they contact the clips/brackets. Any metal to metal areas. I’ve been using it for well over 40 years, never had squealing or rusting of any surfaces.

Use silicone grease (Sil-Glyde) on the caliper pins/boots, as the petroleum base of the anti seize, can affect the rubber.

While you’re in there, pull the abs sensors out and lube them. Once they rust, they can be very difficult to remove without breaking.

[Billfitz]

Originally Posted by kdad

The car computer thinks my brakes to have 30K miles left.

The car computer is guessing, and it's probably wrong. It has no way to measure the pads. As for the wear sensors, there's only two of those, leaving six pads not monitored. You must visually inspect all eight pads on a regular basis. I do it yearly, when I rotate the tires, re-lubing them as well. My factory pads needed replacing at 11,000 miles. They were so poorly lubed, if at all, that the pads were rusted in the carriers.