Can stuck brake caliper damage engine?

RichardGoller · 01-10-2021, 04:49 PM

I was driving home when the car started shaking exessively and I come to the conclusion that my rear brake caliper is stuck. Now there is rattling coming from the car at idle, do you think it's the engine or the trans?

vester86 · 01-10-2021, 05:39 PM

nope

NGEE · 01-10-2021, 05:51 PM

Well I suppose a rattle could be coming from your engine or your trans, but not in any way related to the stuck caliper.

jarsdad1 · 01-10-2021, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RichardGoller

I was driving home when the car started shaking exessively and I come to the conclusion that my rear brake caliper is stuck. Now there is rattling coming from the car at idle, do you think it's the engine or the trans?

No, but this is something BMW owners hope for.

Wolf 335 · 01-10-2021, 07:37 PM

Let me guess, passenger rear?

RichardGoller · 01-11-2021, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolf 335

Let me guess, passenger rear?

Actually, it's driver side rear

John 070 · 01-11-2021, 07:55 AM

On my Nissan I had a stuck caliper, replaced it, same. Turned out to be the hose. I learned that fluid goes in, can't come back due to the deterioration....in my case it was so bad it was like the brakes were literally on, smoking from the pads....but no it can't harm the engine. Though I would think with stability something should get a warning? My Nissan only has ABS

M-technik-3 · 01-11-2021, 09:26 AM

How did you come to that conclusion?

RichardGoller · 01-11-2021, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by M-technik-3

How did you come to that conclusion?

Heat from the wheel, noise, vibration etc.

TunafishE93 · 01-11-2021, 03:27 PM

You could damage the engine by having excess load during low RPM situations. It would be the same idea of braking and pushing on gas. Did it damage your engine well that's a whole different subject.

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RichardGoller Private First Class 9 Rep 130 Posts Drives: BMW E92 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Can stuck brake caliper damage engine? I was driving home when the car started shaking exessively and I come to the conclusion that my rear brake caliper is stuck. Now there is rattling coming from the car at idle, do you think it's the engine or the trans?
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vester86 Second Lieutenant 97 Rep 230 Posts Drives: BMW 330D '08 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	nope
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NGEE Fuck it dude, let's go bowling. 888 Rep 2,479 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	Well I suppose a rattle could be coming from your engine or your trans, but not in any way related to the stuck caliper. __________________ 1M. Previously: '13 135is; '07 E90 335i; '02 325i; '99 Z3; '98 328is; '87 L6; '77 320i
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Wolf 335 Brigadier General 2371 Rep 3,560 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Let me guess, passenger rear?
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1707 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	On my Nissan I had a stuck caliper, replaced it, same. Turned out to be the hose. I learned that fluid goes in, can't come back due to the deterioration....in my case it was so bad it was like the brakes were literally on, smoking from the pads....but no it can't harm the engine. Though I would think with stability something should get a warning? My Nissan only has ABS
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TunafishE93 Major 418 Rep 1,152 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: NV iTrader: (0)	You could damage the engine by having excess load during low RPM situations. It would be the same idea of braking and pushing on gas. Did it damage your engine well that's a whole different subject.
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