This Cam Position Sensor plug seems to be the most difficult plug on the car, and it resides on the back of the cylinder head! Can somebody please tell me how to get this thing off?

I'm talking about the driver's side sensor, btw.

 

For future reference, I figured it out.

You would think that the button on this plug would need to be pressed into the connector like every other damn connector ever manufactured, but you'd be wrong. Instead of pressing into the connector, press downwards (relative to the car) toward the cam sensor. The botton will slide down and release the cam sensor plug. It may take some effort as these things are stuck on there pretty snugly, but you shouldn't have to use any hand tools.

 

how do you know which sensor is out. I got the code checked, but they didnt tell me which cam position sensor was out.

 

The code should tell you which bank it is.

 

i feel your pain, i struggled with the passenger side sensor this weekend, needles to say a sore thumb ensued, lol

 

Lol that sucks man. I figured all this out by taking the sensor out while still attached to the harness. I could get a close-up from all angles and I still looked like a chimp trying to solve a puzzle for a while.