97 dodge avenger-the tube behind water pump is

Various ideas here, you are not alone. The sunroof drain is usually the culprit as the gutter drain is at the rear.

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the water pump sould be located at the front end of the engine as it will be driven by a belt ...it should be located low down and to the front of the engine bay for accessibility.....this is a generalisation that ......generally...hold true.

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How do you replace the water pump on 1997 Dodge Avenger 2 5L V6

-It's inside the fuel tank.

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your on the right track it most likely is the water pump, the pump is behind the timing cover on the 3.0L V6 you have to remove the cover and the timing belt in order to replace the pump....HAVE FUN

There a coolant tube that runs under the intake from the back end to the front end of the motor more then likely bad o-rings at end of tube.

the regulator is bad or clogged fuel screen or just leaking/loosing fuel prime. try to key it up a few times to build prime before starting. no matter u need to replace the pump if its not holding 55psi at the fuel rail.

Remove the hood bracket bar, 4bolts, then the fan shroud assembly, then the belts, belt adjuster, and timing covers, line up the cam gears, crank gear to the marks , cam has 1 dot, they line up to timing housing 2 dots, (single dot to middle of the 2 dots), crank has 1 dot to mark on the oil pump housing to your right of crank gear, thats TDC. now remove the timing belt tensioner, 2 bolts, and remove the belt, if the pump has leaked, replace the belt, and tensioner if it is NOT metal Pulley, the fibre one will break down from the antifreeze. its a good idea to replace the water pump housing orings behind it, ac bracket has to come off, as the right cam on engine, this not a retiming iussue with the gear. GOOD LUCK. RDJRP

Go to the autozone website at autozone,com and register your vehicle. It's free and will give you access to an online repair manual for your vehicle. The steps for replacing the water pump on your car should be found there. Sure hope this helped and best wishes.

are you sure that it is still the O2 censor? are you assuming because the check engine light is still on? because you have to reset it after fixing something you just disconnect your battery completely for a bit like 15mins and then reconnect it and the light should go away.