How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6016450 / WPW10181986 Oven Sensor Assembly

Got in your site. Watched a couple of your videos and purchased the repair parts. 

Found online where failures are within the control circuit, faults are outside the control circuit. Put voltmeter on element connectors should have read 240v during bake cycle. Replaced the control circuit card. Appliance Parts Pros had the part, it arrived earlier than expected and installation was easy. Circuit card fixed the problem! 

I purchased a temperature sensor from AppliancePartsPros.com So far it lit, but today will be the test if it works as it should. 

I watched video of most likely causes and how to repair. There were two common causes and I decided to buy and install both parts to be sure. I did the research and my husband did the repairs. He put in a new igniter and sensor. My oven now works beautifully and it saved me buying a new stove or paying repairman fees. Thank you so much for making this information available! We are very happy with the outcome. 

Replaced heat sensor in the top right corner next to the broiler. There are two sensors on this model. Top right and bottom left. The top back cover had to be removed to reveal the two screws holding the sensor in place. A total of 4 screws for the cover and 2 for the sensor. It took longer to pull the oven out from the cabinet than it did to replace the part. 

Ordered the replacement parts as shown. With the videos included with confirmation email made the process easy peasy. 

The most likely cause for overheating is the temperature sensor, so I started with that. Inside the Whirlpool oven, the sensor is located on the upper left rear wall. Access is from the back of the stove. One screw holds the sensor in place, but two screws can be used. I taped a dowel stick to the end of the sensor so when I pulled the sensor out of the oven the dowel came through with it. That prevents any insulation inside the wall of the oven from shifting and blocking the installation of the new sensor. My installation partner pulled lightly on the dowel stick now attached to the new sensor as I inserted the new sensor. Reassembly followed. Using an oven thermometer, I watched the thermometer's display as well as the stove's display. They didn't correlate until the final temperature was reached and the stabilized after a few minutes. Problem solved. 

The fix was the oven sensor. Located inside the oven. I contacted AppliancePartsPros and they were quick to send me the part I needed. The service and technical help from AppliancePartsPros were invaluable in solving my issues. These people are Top Shelf. I will not hesitate to call on AppliancePartsPros in the future. Thank You AppliancePartsPros. Bob 

Replaced. 

We loosened two screws, pulled the old one out, and put the new one in. It took five minutes or so. The so-called repair man who supposedly fixed it twice after my husband took the stove to him is in deep trouble with us. We live way out of town, and we took it to him as a courtesy. He never worked on it either time and charged us. We are going to rely on the internet instructions and repair our own from now on.