Bosch 00263185 Level Switch Assembly OEM Part

Pulled the unit out and took the left side panel off. I temporarily hooked drain, water and electric back to it, ran a test light to the water solenoid valve so I could see when it was on and started the unit on it's normal wash. Everything was fine till I got to the rinse, the water level switch had been pushed in by the diaphram and lever, but when the wash water pumped out, the switch didn't pop back out. It essentially told the solid state board that there was plenty of water in the unit and didn't need anymore rinse water. If I wiggled the little micro-switch (or popped off the connector and manually shorted the wires), it would pop out and the unit would cycle normally. Would have liked to buy just the microswitch, but it's not a part so I bought the whole assembly. Problem solved. Fairly easy fix, diagnosis just took a little time.....

Access required removing the panel on the left site of the dishwasher. I noticed that the small red plunger on the microswitch in the level switch assembly was not returning to its fully extended position when released by the blue lever. This meant that the dishwasher "thought" it was full of water when it was not. Some experimentation confirmed that. Once I had the part it was a simple matter of snapping out the old part and snapping in the new. The only tools required were those to release the dishwasher so it could be pulled out from its niche and to remove the left panel. The part exchange just required a screwdriver to bend a plastic tab that held the part in place. By the way, the part arrived the day after I ordered it. Nice surprise.