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Hey Steve,
Sounds like a motor to me, but you may want to take the top of the pump housing off first to ensure nothing is stuck inside that could make the noise. If all looks good, then yup, time to replace it. The replacement is pretty simple to do yourself too.
Brian
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Brian,
I have a loud noise like howling and it is getting worse. I have a kenmore elite Model 665 16463300, would your advise be the same I have suspected the pump for a month or so. I miss the nice quiet dishwasher I purchased, and it drive my kids crazy.
Thanks
Steve C
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Glad I could help.
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Thanks TechnicianBrian. With your help I replace the pump in my Kenmore model. Along the way I also found the directions the tech left behind when the pump was replaced due to a recall. Hopefully this third pump in 4 years will last longer. I was even able to do it without removing it from the cabinet.
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Hey Paul,
The keeper is the part of the pump that gets pushed in to remove the pump. If you look at photo #2, my thumb is pressing in the keeper. As for the deflector, it sits above the pump and is held in once the pump is reinstalled. The deflector is missing on my photos because they are hard to get installed properly after service so some techs tend to get rid of them. Hope this helps.
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"The pump has a keeper in the upper left corner when you look at it"
Brian, what does the keeper look like that holds the pump in? Os it it part of the pump housing that gets pushed in. I am doing this same repair.
My pump also has a deflector that goes on it somehwere but cannot remember exactly how it goes? Can you help with that? Thanks
paul
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There are two kinds of drain pumps, one with a fixed o-ring and one with a floating o-ring and they work the same, but one is easier to install than the other. If yours hasn't leaked, you did good when you replaced it and it should be fine
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I've got a quick question in reference to your #3 pic. When i pulled my drain pump to swap it over to the new sump assy, i noticed that it was seperatated under the o-ring. Is that normal or should it just be one piece with the o-ring? It has not leaked yet.
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Hey i want to thank both of you for your discussion on this topic and brian for the pics... I had the same problem, i laughed when i read sleach's description of the noise b/c i told my wife last week it sounded like a 747 engine in the kitchen before reading this post. The biggest issue i had with this install was ensuring that the assy was seated properly...i had to have my wife push down from the top while i re-installed the clips, also, be careful about that little plastic washer under the wash arm, it might come flying out when you move the wash tube to the side. Thanks Again, ZIP.
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I went ahead and pulled the unit out. If I had done this two or three times I may attempt it under the cabinet and the worst part was getting it out and putting it back under. Thanks for the photos and your help. The washer is much quieter now, the arms my not be as smooth as when new, but at least its not like a plane getting ready for takeoff out of the kitchen.:)
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