Bosch 00239144 Circulation Pump OEM Part

I started by watching an instructional video. It looked to be easily accomplished. Then I watched a video on changing a circulating pump on a Bosch dishwasher. Good old German engineering made the task annoyingly more complicated. Success was achieved but I fear that I will one day stand in judgement for the profanity that I voiced during the undertaking. "That which does not destroy me makes me stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche

Repair estimate was $250 parts, $250 labor to change out the circulating pump. I decided to do it myself. Pump was $166 from AppliancePartsPros. It arrived in 4 days. I looked at the video on their website, followed the instructions step by step and did it myself. They estimated 45 minutes. It took 2 hours.There are always minor differences so always take photos of yours. Suggest that you bag up all screws and pieces from each part as you take them off and label the bag. I had 12 bags with 2 to 8 screws in each. At the end I had no leftover parts or screws. I already had the required tools. I also labeled every part that came off as left, right, upper, lower, front, back. This will save you lots of aggravation. Dishwasher worked like a charm. I might also suggest that you test the machine before putting it back just to make sure everything works and there are no leaks. And wear gloves. There are lots of sharp edges. The only slightly unusual tool you might not have is a torx #20 screwdriver.

Bought a replacement pump from AppliancePartsPros.com and watched their repair video once to prepare, and then walked through it step-by-step as I was going through the repair myself. The video was pretty good- my model wasn't exactly the one pictured- mine appeared to have some additional shielding/protective pieces on the sides of the dishwasher that restricted access to some of the wiring and required me to do things slightly differently than the video showed, but it provided a good overall guide as to how to progress throughout each step of the repair. Ran into one additional snag- the video shows a hose clamp used to secure the connection between the circulating pump and the sump, but mine had a one-time-use pinch clamp. I had to run to the hardware store to get a new clamp to use there. I replaced with a worm drive hose clamp, rather than another crappy pinch clamp. Overall, this is a fairly involved repair, but it's definitely doable for a handy DIY type. Took me about 4 hours, including the trip to the store.

Ordered new part from AppliancePartsPros.com and received exactly what was identified. Had no problem following the instructions from the video offered on their web site. The video was missing instructions concerning removal of the side panels, but I have done that before. I am very happy with my experience and would definitely order from them again. Note: My dishwasher needed the Torx #20 screw driver for all screws.

Ordered the parts from APP and followed the outstanding repair video. Easy fix! Thanks for being such a great resource.