Oil Filter And Brake Pad Light

[bfc1001]

just got another coouple of questions if anyone could please help(should have put em in my other post!)

the first ones about the oil filter and a bit silly but which way do u turn the filter holder to unscrew it , clockwise or anti clockwise? (my car s a 03 tdi(130). ive only ever changed the old type filter s before ,not the paper ones and as the tops made of plastic and looks like its been overtightened i dont want to snap it or anything if i start having to apply a lot of pressure.

my last question is a little more tricky. the low brake pad light has come on my dash and when ive looked at the sensor s on the brake pad s themselves they ve been cut and twisted together to bridge the circuit which a lot of people do do. ive tested the front wires with a voltmeter and its reading closed circuit but the back sensor is reading open circuit which i guess means there s a break in the circuit somewhere. do the wires for this sensor run into the rear cabin heater then along the sill where the rear washer pipe runs and is it possible to bridge the circuit at source(the module) and if so where would i find it on the car? ive traced the wire as far back as i can but it disapeares under a heat shield near where the aux heater is . all advice on the above greatly appreciated, cheers.

[edatelder]

Like the vast majority of screws it unscrews anti clockwise. Try it by hand first, then wearing rubber gloves for more grip.

Then use a proper tool.

[traff]

as for the rear pads...the wires are very flimsy...they snap very close to the pad itself...a probable cause of an open circit....also the sensor is fitted low on the pads..this means that when the light comes on ..you still have a good bit of pad remaining...so dont panic ...hope this helps....traff