What drives the distributor in a car?
What drives the distributor in a car? The distributor shaft is driven by a gear on the camshaft on most overhead valve engines, and attached directly to a camshaft on most overhead cam engines. (The distributor shaft may also drive the oil pump.) The distributor shaft has a cam that operates the contact breaker (also called points). What kind of screwdriver to use for oil pump? I have a long screwdriver with a mark across the top that corresponds with the blade of the screwdriver at the bottom. I turn it so that the oil pump slot is about 30*...