I've got a GE Nautilus dishwasher. It's leaking from two places. The first place (labeled 1 in the first photo) I've found out could be the pump seal. I understand there are kits for replacing this (with varying degrees of difficulty, depending on mechanical skill, time, and patience). I want a confirmation if that really is the likely culprit.

What worries me more is the second place where it's leaking, labeled 2 in the photo. Is that part of the pump? Is it the same seal? Is it something completely different? I don't know dishwasher vocabulary, so I'm at a loss here. Any ideas?

The second photo is a close up.

First Photo:


Second photo:

Thanks Gene for your response!

Unfortunately that was exactly the answer I was expecting, but the one I least wanted! The price comparison between the pump seal and pump drain versus the entire pump and motor assembly is quite staggering! Honestly, I might be able to get a new (ahem, "new") dishwasher from craigslist at a lower price.

Of course, that may be my problem in the first place (as that's where I obtained this one!)

Thanks again, the insight has really shed some light as to why the dishwasher was leaking! As to why it started? Well, I put some drain-o in there a while back to see if it would unclog what I thought was a clogged hose... turned out it was the motor that needed a kick start. Could the Drain-O have had an affect on the seals?

Just looking to understand what happened, in hindsight.

Thanks again!