Powerstop Z23 Brake and Rotor Kit: Drilled/Slotted Rotors : Brake Fluid Change on BMW F10 550i

[@behemoth1185]

FYI for anyone wondering if this kit works with a 2013 750li it doesn’t really. I gambled here and I ordered the kit in the link from amazon and Both front and rear rotors on a 750 are slightly bigger. Also the pads that come in the kit... due to the bigger caliper size do not wind up fully covering the aftermarket rotor. There is about a quarter of an inch of the rotor that the pad doesn’t touch where it goes around the hub. The rear I could not fully install because the break pads they sent don’t have the clips on them. Also the ears on the pads are bigger on OEM. The rubber grommets for the front were correct but the rear they are different then in the video. I should have known but doing my sporadic 3am Amazon orders I just bought it and found out the annoying way. Ofcourse this is nothing splittmods did wrong. He’s obviously doing it on a 550i but I thought it would be the same and didn’t look it up. So pretty much the entire kit didn’t work. I need bigger front pads and completely different rears and grommets.

[@bigchigga8671]

you do be spitting, however just order a brembo gt6 kit and it works as good.

[@garyromeroii]

Ya man! Good to see you on KZbin!

[@johnlam6475]

I legit have been looking at the Z23s for my 14 535i a few months now. They look great!

[@troublesomez24]

They are actually really bad pads once they are heated up. If you have to make 1 emergency stop they are terrific, but got forbid you have to make another emergency stop before they get to cool.

[@chloedecker4991]

For 535i brakes you can try geobrakes.com they sell all oem brakes

[@josephmgomez3921]

I bought them for my 14 535i and I don't regret it

[@skizzlemane1]

28:00 they do make colored fluid 👍🏼 ATE super blue is a colored brake fluid for that very purpose 🤙🏼

[@josephmgomez3921]

ATE super blue has been discontinued

[@keithmeline7485]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m getting ready to do mine on my f12. I have the electronic tool to back out the parking brake but, I feel like I want to do it your way and manually back it out. Again great video.

[@hardlyadavidson7677]

How did you know my brakes were coming up soon!? Great video as usual man and perfect timing!

[@kamrankazmi7382]

Great video. Just a quick remark about releasing emergency parking brake when doing rear brakes, if one has ISTA software or any other BMW Coding app, it can be used to electronically retract the parking brake all the way back.

[@splittlive]

Yes.

[@mrnicetomeetyou3646]

Thank you for sharing im definitely doing this DIY very informative!!!!

[@bmwf3060]

Your videos help me so much for my 550 I have used your videos to maintain my car 💞💞💞 I’m going to be changing my brakes soon on my own and I came st8 to your channel 🤌🏽✨

[@S1ckbg]

The groove not only stop the pads from cracking but also helps with the noise and collect the break dust or at least thats what i have been told ( btw the cracks issue happens on older models as well my e36 had the same cracks last time i changed pads) the little bolt that holds the disk can be a real b**** to get off sometimes xD ask me how i know

[@musthakahamad]

Can u do a video of how to change the shocks for front and rear? That would be really helpful

[@AnoopGeorge01]

I think its normal to have the front to wear to be less than the rear ones. Mine was the same and i have never replaced my front brakes. mine has about 45k miles.

[@jeffreycannon6626]

Another great video. Which spacers do you have and do you like them? Thanks!!

[@splittlive]

10 mm on front and 15 mm on rear.

[@behemoth1185]

Incase anyone is interested. This kit will not work for a n63/tu 750li. OEM Rotors on 750li are 1/4 inch bigger in diameter than the ones in this kit so if you did install them along with the pads. The pads would only touch 75% of the rotor.

[@TheReflexShow]

i did front pads and rotors, z23 i believe, warped them in the first week

[@MrSupernova111]

Yeah, pure trash. I've had mine for about 2 months. I can't wait to replace them with OEM parts. I regret buying this Power Stop garbage.

[@JNMiller28]

Thank you for this video! It was very helpful for me (along with my brother-in-law’s expertise) in doing this exact setup on my 650i Gran Coupe. I have completed their recommended bed-in and will evaluate how I feel about them over the next week or so. I was tempted to go with different pads than those that were provided from Power Stop, so if these don’t meet expectations over the next two weeks or so I’ll switch to what originally intended and save these pads to the side for my sister’s M550i.

[@f13jack7]

So this brake kit works on 650i's?

[@JNMiller28]

@@f13jack7 Yes, I think it shares the same part numbers and all for the pads and rotors for both cars. Though, it didn’t check for the 550i specifically, it was listed as compatible with the kits I ordered so I assume it’s the same for him. I will say that I miss the initial pad bite, especially when cold, from the OEM pads a bit, but GREATLY appreciate these under higher speed braking.

[@f13jack7]

@@JNMiller28 Thanks for the reason boss👊

[@Fishface30]

How did the evaluation go? These pads good enough?

[@JNMiller28]

@@Fishface30 Thanks for asking. I completely forgot to update. I am still using this full setup as installed and I have been happy with them. They do not provide the initial bite that I was seeking, but for my sometimes spirited driving, they have not once exhibited any apparent fade at all which is and improvement from the stock setup. There has been no squealing. These do require a firmer foot on the brake pedal than stock as well. Overall I'm pleased with them.

[@RichieDavid83]

I purchased this same kit for my 2016 335 GT. I wont diy it but hoping they are a quality set.

[@RichieDavid83]

Update: brakes are noisy as f*ck🤦🏾‍♂️

[@musthakahamad]

I love ur video , kudos do this . How’s is it performing in rain and winter? Is it smooth than Michellen pilot 4s?

[@nardomoore1835]

@splittlive love this. I have same car and just purchase the same kit for my vehicle. I live nearby in Orlando, can we possibly make arrangements to have you replace them as referenced in the video above? I trust your work and expertise. Much thanks, hope to hear from you.

[@OscarCastillo1]

Never noticed the rears have less drilled holes. I guess they don't heat up as much as the fronts. How noisy are they? The BMW M Performance BBK are a bit annoying at all speeds.

[@robmaez1415]

When you bleed the brakes do you only have to go to the passenger side rear? Or do you have to do the same process of cracking the bleed valve at each brake?.. BTW great video..really helps us cheapskates that own an F10 and don't want to pay the dealer/stealer...

[@GlennPire]

You start at Right rear. It’s the furthest away from reservoir. However yes, you need to do all 4 wheels. I go Right rear/ left rear/ right front/ left front.

[@pavlokhomiakivskyi3221]

dammm keep going bro, i think i become mechanic soon :DD

[@MrDarknightkiller]

Haha this is Clermont that's crazy I live there

[@mark.m2163]

Great video , thanks for all the effort you put into it ... your brakes look awesome

[@whymedude88]

Hey good morning, just wondering if you're happy with your brake kit? My BMW 550i GT with xDrive is coming up for a brake job and obviously the car weighs a lot so just wanted to make sure that you are completely happy before I looked at this kit. Thank you

[@charliebitme4923]

Another obvious question that hasn't been asked...what are the raised knobs on the original rotors for and why don't the new rotors have them?

[@letsrollout7307]

Its been 5 months . How has it been. Has the power stop stood up to the job?? I've been using the OEMs and they don't last neither . Only 50k and they are done . My first OEM set lasted 110k . Thanks for the video real cool .

[@MrSupernova111]

I have them for my Accord and hate them. I can't wait to get them replaced for OEM. They are trash in my opinion.

[@letsrollout7307]

@@MrSupernova111 ooh wow really?? Thanks supernova.

[@MrSupernova111]

@@letsrollout7307 . Yep. You can see other complaints on the Carid video featuring the brand. Amazon has many poor reviews as well as well you'll find many similar complaints. BBB has a few complaints although most of them are regarding customer service which is a very poor sign of trustworthiness. Links below as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmaQfoqNf5WmrpI&ab_channel=CARiD www.bbb.org/us/il/bedford-park/profile/brake-service/power-stop-llc-0654-88366351/complaints www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B005FL55XG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_paging_btm_next_2?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=2#reviews-filter-bar

[@letsrollout7307]

@@MrSupernova111 i really really appreciate this cause this is huge for me . I've been going through O.E.M pads n rotors in under 50k and wanted something better . Thank so much 🙏🏿🙏🏿. Merry Christmas ma man 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

[@MrSupernova111]

@@letsrollout7307 . No worries. If you must have aftermarket parts look into Brembo, Wagner, and Akebono. Link below with a good review on all of them. Good luck to you and Merry Christmas! drive55.org/brakes/akebono-vs-brembo-vs-wagner/#:~:text=Akebono%20has%20their%20Premium%2C%20Euro,shim%20design%20(ceramic%20%2B%20metallic)

[@mattgrady8681]

How's these rotors and pads holding up.

[@skizzlemane1]

10:45 I’m sure the other pads you had did indeed have a relief crack and that they were just worn past it, but maybe not you know better than I do in regards to what the previous pads on the vehicle were lol. But most pads do indeed have a relief crack for that very reason. Also I’m pretty sure they’re carbon ceramic not carbon fiber ceramic (semantics I know lol) but I actually would love to know if they are “carbon fiber” as you state in the vid... my 335i I had used stoptech steel braided brake lines, street performance pads that had a carbon ceramic compound, so just curious 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@josephmgomez3921]

Does this kit it come with sensors? cause it doesen't show or say in the description it comes with sensors

[@LeonH22]

The back of my 550i msport brake calipers has 18mm bolts. I can’t seem to get them off no matter what I do.

[@VERSATILE_516]

Hi splittmods, I would like to know what brand of wheel spacers and what mm you are using on the rear. Great vids I watch them over and over😄. Thanks

[@LuisRojas-ed7tc]

It’s there any difference on doing the electric parking brake manually than doing it with the computer system ?

[@SethWestmore]

I think you have the rotors on the wrong side. The Cut in slash is supposed to face forward I believe \ not / I could be wrong

[@EJR20]

How are these brakes holding up?

[@hochh6978]

Not bad for $400 a kit! In my country it steals some $900 from the pocket for the same kit.

[@whymedude88]

Loving the videos! Especially since I have the 550i 2013 GT with xDrive with the n63tu engine. If I could make one suggestion and I think it's important. Please try and make sure you have the proper lighting and I would even invest in a better camera for your video productions it will go a long way and adding value to the channel and for viewers like me that had a very hard time to see the majority of the brake work being done around the calipers.

[@charleskingzett]

Great video! 😃

[@projectf025]

Would u think that this same kit would work on the 7 series msport....., I liked and subd, there's not to much on youtube for us f02 guys, i know the 5 series pretty much is the smaller sized car with just about the same features

[@splittlive]

I wouldn’t order for the 7 series, they make it.

[@splittlive]

I meant to say I would buy specifically for the 7 series, not “wouldn’t”...

[@charliebitme4923]

@@splittlive Really great videos, you're the best man...I asked a question about the factory rotors but you haven't gotten to it yet, btw subscribed all the way!

[@chloedecker4991]

For f02 brakes you can try geobrakes.com they sell all oem brakes

[@kalani1987]

How have the pads held up since you've put them on? I heard complaits about them

[@MrSupernova111]

I have them for my Accord and I can't wait to get them off. I've had nothing bu problems including hard grinding, dragging, and more recently light vibration when braking at high speeds. I lubricated everything (including pins) and made sure everything was torqued to specs. I can't wait to get them off and replace them with genuine Honda parts. Amazon has a ton of bad reviews including cracking which is likely an issue with stuck calipers or pads that won't release the rotors. I hope my comment is timely and stops you from wasting your money. If I had to look at another brand I would look at Brembo for their pretty design. But I'm just going to get genuine Honda for mine as I don't want to go through this again anytime soon.

[@josephmgomez3921]

Not true I have tem on my beemer and perform great

[@GlennPire]

I have them on my 2016 BMW 550iGT XDrive. I love the way they look, but more importantly they WORK! They stop the car great. No noise, much less dust on the rims. To the guy driving the Honda (no offense) but I’m not sure you can compare your experience with a BMW brake system. There could be so many things causing your issues.

[@moe7415]

Where did you purchase the red calibers from? And you did say the brake wiring came with the kit?

[@splittlive]

I painted them red with red caliper paint, sensors came with the kit.

[@mrdustie3997]

Nice. I've done as well to mine but the question I have is have done any kind of lowering o. Your 550i cuase I wanna do mine but I have that EDC on my car so idk if I did the lowering springs would I get a code & would the regular lowering springs fit fro. Any f10 model with or with out edc.do the springs match?

[@projectf025]

When i put air ride on my f02 my edc came on, there's a dummy sensor u can get that this lowering spring place in Fresno California sells that makes the car think that ots still connected

[@mrdustie3997]

What about just lowering springs do they make the edc sensor pop up

[@cbijames7]

How r they holding up and how many miles have u put on them.

[@josephmgomez3921]

Zimmermann and Akebono is the way to go...or even Textar pads are good.

[@rghnck9018]

Just installed my jb4 on my 650i n63tu. However it does not clear codes on startup... is there something I'm missing?

[@musthakahamad]

It resets for me for 16 k miles and am not able to reset again. 16 k miles is wrong . Next time when I tried it skips the step. Kindly let me know how to reset and make sure I get the 43k . Since I did the same powerstop as u did

[@musthakahamad]

@splitt show , you reply is appreciable for my issue since i followed your video.

[@michaelalemansr.8565]

Jack stands?????

[@marvinalvarado3514]

Great video man thanks!! Hey brother where can I get red calipers like that?? Have a 12' m sport 535i. Thanks in advance!

[@splittlive]

I painted them with red caliper paint.

[@septaken]

How are the new brakes compared to the factory ones

[@splittlive]

After driving with them for a few days, I can honestly say I like them a lot. I would say the OEM have more of a cold bite as they are semi-metallic vs. Carbon Ceramic. However the carbon ceramic feel way smoother, have way less dust, and in combination with drilled rotors, they don't fade near as bad as the OEM brakes in my opinion. That being said, that's me being very critical in my opinion, most people wouldn't notice in difference in normal driving.

[@julioortiz5404]

Do you have Instagram?

[@musthakahamad]

@@splittlive which one is better drilled or non drilled , won’t the drilled once’s eat the pad quickly ?

[@pauldiaz7565]

Great videos. I will definitely do the same thing. Question...what size of spacers do you have on your car and what size of nuts would I need using them. I have the same factory rims but I would like to use the same spacers you have. Thanks

[@chloedecker4991]

Honestly I am not a very tech savvy however I always buy brakes from geobrakes.com And they sell on really cheap price but thr quality is good

[@ejvegajr]

What size spacers are you using and how did you get the m on the brakes

[@justgodriveandfishing8865]

Brake fluid flush start from the front or rear ? Your video is very helpful, I’m going to do all these jobs myself for e70 50i, hope the job are similar

[@splittlive]

Passenger side rear, driver side rear, passenger front, drivers front, in that order.

[@NeverEnoughPyro40]

Actually not all vehicles have the same bleeding sequence! You either need to get that information from your vehicles manufacture or from a brake specification book that most shops have!

[@DawgPoundx19]

So I got the Z23 [ Powerstop Brake Pads & Rotor kit as well. I have a BMW X1 and the bracket that snaps the inner pad into the piston is only on ONE of the pads. I believe it should be on both the passenger & driver side pads. Did you have the same experience when installing both sides? I feel like i was shipped the wrong part.

[@DawgPoundx19]

Note on this image both silver brackets are there for the rear kit but the front kit only shows 1 bracket in black and the other is missing... shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/power-stop-k7021-front-and-rear-z23-daily-carbon-fiber-ceramic-brake-pad-and-drilled-slotted-rotor-kit-k7021/11446036-P

[@twinscoupe]

Hey buddy can you tell me where you got the black bmw center caps . I love the look

[@splittlive]

I put black vinyl over the blue.

[@victorc1611]

@@splittlive Hey man, it's been a few months now. Just wanted to follow up on the condition of these brakes... Any issues? I'm close to needing to do this for my F10 550i (42k mi). Looking forward to your response. Thanks in advance.

[@brandonm1292]

I am currently buying the same brake set you purchased for my 2016 bmw 535i . What are your thoughts with the overall performance? Awesome videos!

[@chloedecker4991]

For BMW brakes you can try geobrakes.com they sell all oem brakes

[@josephmgomez3921]

@@chloedecker4991 Nah to expensive and not as good...OEM pads suck, plus I like the drill slotted look.

[@gerardmackenzie5686]

sheesh those little rotor screws never comes out that easy.

[@brandonm1292]

Thanks for the step by step. I am actually going to be purchasing the same power stop setup you have for my 2016 bmw 535i f10. When using your torque set to manual compress the electronic parking brake, have you had any issues with your electronic parking brake? I have seen other videos of actually using an OBD scanner. Thanks

[@MrSupernova111]

How are you liking your new Power Stops?

[@chloedecker4991]

Honestly I am not a very tech savvy however I always buy brakes from geobrakes.com And they sell on really cheap price but thr quality is good

[@sKid-jh3pd]

Hey I live in orlando Florida and bought these too for my f30. Would like to know if you willing to install mine and do the same process in the video. If so how much ? Please lmk thanks!

[@GlennPire]

Lmao!!! This is a joke right?

[@John-qc1zv]

How would you rate the Evolution brake kit since you have them ? Do you recommend it ?

[@MrSupernova111]

Trash. If not too late don't get them. I've had them for a couple of months and I can't wait to get them off. Nothing but problems including hard grinding, dragging and some vibrating at high speeds. The first week I was in love with them but that quickly wore out.

[@John-qc1zv]

@@MrSupernova111 ok thank you

[@josephmgomez3921]

That's cause his car is prolly a piece of shit...lol

[@steverogersmortgageadvisor7428]

When did you put the clip back on the calipers? I always have trouble with that part and was wondering if you have any tips on doing that. Thanks!

[@TheQuinnskurz]

I use two c-clamps to hold it in place and then use a screw driver to pry it back in. By the way, it’s actually a spring and should be replaced when you do brakes.

[@boujemaagourzane553]

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[@eskania]

Its strange the rotor size is same for 528, 535. The 550 should have larger rotors.

[@mark.m2163]

All three has completely different brakes , the 50i has quite larger rotors and calipers ... however the 535i shares the same rotors with 528i . They just look similar until you look close and read the thickness and circumference charts when you buy them .

[@desmonda5425]

Hey bro I am in clermont too maybe we can link up

[@dsa420meh7]

update on the power stop Z23? d would you recommend them? did they perform better then OEM?

[@josephmgomez3921]

Yes

[@josephmgomez3921]

So much better and alot less dust

[@mikeb9517]

Hey split Mods, do I have to change my break fluid once I change my break pads?

[@josephmgomez3921]

ofcourse

[@GlennPire]

No not at all!!

[@thomasreyes2857]

I'm the only thing about slotted and drilled rotors they look good I know they cool the brake pads but they also eat your brake pads up like nobody's business every time that will spends it shaves off some of your brake pad from the slots and the rotor being drilled

[@cquicknrp4700]

9 fucking commercials one 1 video, BMWs ain't cheap lol

[@KUCIAKOWSKI]

Grease on the disc ?? Oh no. There will be vibrations…

[@fubartotale3389]

Nobody turns modern rotors anymore, they are too thin from the jump, and new ones are cheap.

[@Helixur]

Bro powerstop is trash why would you put that in your car. Mines wrapped withing 12 months. You have better luck with it? . Let us know how they hold up.

[@Helixur]

@@chloedecker4991 I have Stoptech on my F10 550i currently. When it's time I'll give that site a looker