How to Troubleshoot & Replace Frigidaire AP5671757 / 242252702 Refrigerator Water Valve

1. After hearing a loud noise on the freezer side of unit about halfway up, I started investigating what it could be? My conclusion was evaporator motor or evaporator fan blade. One of the signs of this issue was a distinct change in sound when I opened the freezer door. I ordered a new motor and blade, not knowing exactly what it was. 2. I couldn't get water to dispense, so I changed the filter and that wasn't the problem. I ordered a water valve and crossed my fingers. These parts arrived quickly and were on standby for a later time that I could tear into this project. After a few days went by I came home to see a alarm / code on the refrigerator display (SY EF) and both freezer and fridge were shut down. I looked up the code and it was a evaporator fail code. Needless to say I had to drop everything and do this repair asap with the parts I already had on hand. I had previously watched the instructional videos, so I unloaded all the items from both sides and began the repair. After getting the panels off the back of the freezer in noticed a lot of ice buildup near the evaporator motor and blade. I removed both existing parts and replaced per the instructional video. My advise would be to thaw and remove any ice buildup before putting the panels back on. I reassembled with the new parts I had ordered. I did have to fight a little with the clip on the new motor. Make sure you hear it snap together before moving on and putting the interior panels back on. As long as I had the unit pulled out I decided to change the water valve too. I installed this per the video and checked for leaks. After all this work was done, powering up, and repositioning the unit, I was dispensing water and watching the temperature on the freezer and fridge come down to optimal levels. It's fixed! 

Replaced the water valve/solenoid. Super fast shipping! Thank you so much :) I had to snip the ends of the existing water lines as the fittings were a bit different, but thanks to youtube, it was a simple adjustment. 

I ordered the Water Valve part and received it in one day. I installed the part myself and everything is working fine. Thank you - you saved me from having Sears come out to install it and charge me much more than it cost me to obtain the part from you. 

Put water ice maker and made ice tried thawing ice maker ware line still no water order water valve and replaced it now work good 

Removed shelves, icemaker and all panels from back of feezer to investigate. Turns out threaded fitting from water line going up back of fridge to water chute was not fully seated where they join. It is accessed from behind the fridge. Suspect it had been like that for 7 years but became worse recently. Put in new chute and icemaker since they last only 5 or so years just to be sure it was not contributing to problem. Did not replace water valve because it is functioning properly. Had thought that maybe its timer function was staying on too long and overflowing icemaker. Seven seconds was perfect. 

I bought a water inlet valve that I received within 3 days and awesome product. After I replaced it the water still did not flow into the icemaker. I should of checked the line from the inlet valve to the icemaker. I removed the tube from the inlet valve and blew into it. It was clogged. I then removed the top end of the tube line from the top of the fridge and blew into the tube line air blew through the line. I connected the top end tube back into the connector on the top of the fridge. I blew into it and it was clogged. So it was clogged from the top end tube connector going into the icemaker. I then disconnected the tube line at the top of the fridge and used my air compressor to blow into the connector going to the icemaker. I heard a pop and air blew through. It was fixed. I don't know what clogged it most likely ice or calcium build up. I hope this made sense. Check that before you buy a product you don't need. 

Everything I researched showed that the Solenoid Switch located in the bottom rear of the unit was not working. I tested the ice maker by manually putting water in it and it did produce ice. I followed the on line directions and installed the new part. It actually took 3 days before the thing started to work --- but now the unit produces ice like an Aortic Glacier! 

I ordered it through this Appliance parts Pros and watched the video on how to replace it. It took about 20 minutes to replace. 

I replaced the valve that turns the water flow on/off to the door and to the ice maker. It was allowing water to seep internally past it's seals. Replacing the valve solved both problems. Simple job, no more than 10 minutes start to finish.. 

Frigidaire Professional Series poured water in it and it made ice, did this a couple times just to know it worked, my refrigerator was manufactured 4 of 2005 so it is getting older, I still had water in the door but no ice, because it appeared it was not getting water, so I bought a new water valve and installed it, nothing to it, shut the water supply off and removed the old valve, the new valve doesn't have the compression fittings BUT all you do is take a sharp knife and cut the feral off and stick right in the new valve, push in real good, it has a connection like the shark bite fittings, and they don't leak, took about 10 minutes and I was done, well like another review I read somewhere it took a couple days to start making ice, I even poured water in it one time, then out of the blue it started making ice, make sure if your machine has a on/off switch on the ice maker it is ON, I checked everything I could before I bought the water valve, so glad I did, wife is happy again