i used to wash my car immediately after driving it all the time, and the brakes would always steam and there wasnt anything wrong with them, but i do drive pretty fast and brake hard (some day ill break that habit). since then ive gotten new slotted rotors but i havent washed it after driving it lately so i havent been able to see if theres a difference.

looks like youve got almost 200k miles, you probably will need new rotors soon too, but that wouldnt cause the problem youre having. when i got new rotors it made the pedal travel less when i pressed it. cheap pads would just make them squeal.

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350