How to Troubleshoot & Replace Bosch AP8064375 / 12054183 Sealing (Gasket), 1-Pack

Ordered a bottom seal as well as a door seal. All shipped from AppliancePartsPros. Watched video of the dishwasher with the problem. Removal and install went exactly as the video showed it would. Removal and replacement for both items took about 35 min. No issues at all, easy to do once watching very detailed video demonstration. 

Ordered new door gasket seal. Replaced the old cracked one. No leak now. 

Ordered part, watched video. Done 

I tried to clean the gasket, didn't work. I was dreading having to take everything apart to replace the seal. I watched a video to prepare for the fiasco. The video showed me how easy it was and it took me less then 5 minutes. 

Replace door seal and panel. 

Replaced gasket 

Bought & installed new door gasket. 

Let me start by mentioning my Bosch dishwasher is 11 years old and have been repaired once by Sears and the rest of the time by me. The Sears experience was 2 weeks of frustration because they don't carry any parts with them. Anyway, the repair history of this unit includes: 2 controller boards, drain pump, on/off switch, and facia panel. This repair was to replace the lower door seal and door gasket. I read all of the online troubleshooting to see if there was a "free repairs" I overlooked. Since there were several mentions of misdirected spray by clogged spray arms, I eliminated those first. Finding none, I then removed anything not permanently to the stainless steel tub. What I did see was some moldy looking slime around gaskets and water inlets. This was removed pretty quickly using my Waterpik (yes, it has multiple uses!). There was also a "slime blob" against the lower door seal on the same side as my leak. It didn't leak for a couple of days after removing the blob, but for $50 why chance it. Long story short, both gaskets were replaced and the leak is fixed. It took me longer to replace the lower gasket because I didn't have room to just pull the unit out halfway as recommended in the video. Since everything is fixed now, I'm going to look for a new dishwasher during the November sales. Patience has its limits! 

I ordered the lower door seal and to be safe, a door gasket. My husband and I watched the repair videos available on Appliance Parts Pros as we worked, starting and stopping it as needed. It is a time consuming repair, however, overall, quite easy. We have run two cycles through the dishwasher since our repair and all appears to be working well! Thank you Appliance Parts Pros! 

Two problems needed addressing: 1) Lower door seal had failed allowing water to leak from lower front door area. 2) Water inlet valve would not shut off completely, allowing dishwasher to slowly fill with clean water, which caused water to leak via the bad lower seal previously mentioned. The initial problem was the bad lower door seal. While the replacement part was reasonably priced, the repair seemed rather involved since the dishwasher needed to be removed and the door panel as well as the door itself be removed from the unit in order to allow the seal to be replaced. Using the repair video made performing the repair very straight forward and it was easy to follow along step by step, which made something that seemed daunting and very involved to become very achievable. Replacing the water inlet valve was also simplified via the repair video tips and guidance. I also replaced the door gasket for good measure. All together doing these repairs myself took only a couple of hours saved me hundreds of dollars having it repaired or replacing the dishwasher outright.