Crankshaft position sensor

Ok, I belive this is located just above the oil filter area.

The car is a 85 talon esi.

two questions...

How important is it?...lol

How do you get it off?

I unplugged the cap, looking for the oil pressure sending unit. The thing will not reconnect. The Haynes manual sucks, does show how it comes off. I have probably bent one of the male connectors and cant see it to straighten it.

very important.. with out it you will not get any spark.. i have a 99 gs and its in the same place.. its just 1 or 2 10 or 12mm bolts..

I only see one bolt, I took it off and the black pastic "housing" peice will rotate about an 1/8th of a turn counter clockwise, but that is it, it doesnt pull out.

no dsms were made in 85...the earliest one was in 1990. i'm guessing you meant 95

Yeah, sorry, its a 95. Anyone know how to take that unit off?

i can answer one question...it is important. without it, the car will not start.

Yeah, the is it important part of the question was supposed to be a joke. I just can not figure out how to take it off/out. I am wondering if it has to do with the current position of the crank and if it has to be at TDC or something?