How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP4010034 / 12001596 Gas Range Spark Module

Replaced srark module 

Spliced in a new one. 5 minute repair and no longer lighting by match. Hair on my arm growing back, and eyebrows looking better. 

Replaced the spark module. I have a slide in range so the repair was a bit more complex than the guides shown on internet and youtube. Had to completely disassemble the top by removing multiple screws on both sides of the unit in order to get to the spark module. Would not have been so hard but I have a broken ankle and was not able to put weight on it during the repair so going back and forth was a pain. 

Ordered a replacement, installed and problem corrected. One drip pan seal also needed to be replaced and was easily fixed with the Seal-Tape. I removed the right rear drip pan to access and replace the spark module. Easy repair. 

Used a fluke volt meter to troubleshoot the gas range. Upon inspection one of the igniter switches was bad and the spark module was also bad. Ordered replacement parts from Appliance Parts Pros and changed them out. I followed the replacement instruction video for the spark module kit, but the igniter switch I had to figure out since the video for it was a different style of switch. Underneath the switch there is a small slot to depress a metal tab that holds the electrical wires in place. I depressed all 4 metal tabs one at a time to remove all the wires. To install the new switch you simply have to match the wire to the location it was on the old switch and press it in until the metal tab clicks securing it in place. Afterwards I put the gas range back together and tested it. The replacement parts fixed both of the problems and gas range is working again. 

Replaced these parts 

The unit needed a "Spark Module" kit. 

Replaced spark module. 

First I swapped the burners to test the ignitor, which did not change anything. So next I swapped wires from one non working burner to a working burner. Which changed which burner was work. So next I inspected the wiring down to the spark module and that was good. So I ordered the spark module. To install the spark module I had to remove the bottom drawer. Then remove a metal shield. I also had to cut the old wire connectors and crimp the new wire connector that come with the module. Next I swapped wires from old spark module to the new one. Next I plugged the stove back in and tested the burners. All four work properly now. 

I used the spark module kit and watched the video on AppliancePartsPros and the fix was easy. The hardest part was determining where Maytag had hidden the original spark module. Works great now.