How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6014814 / WPW10056309 Pump And Motor Assembly

After a Google search I determined my main pump had died. Had bought parts from Appliance Parts Pro a few months ago. The drain and fill pump on the same dishwasher had died. looked up my dishwashers model and found the part I needed. Bought the new pump with overnight shipping, found a YouTube on how to replace it. New part came in the next day, and managed to replace it in about 30min. Nice that the machine was designed to be serviceable. So I took apart the old motor and confirmed that indeed the motor was the root cause, motor shaft was difficult to turn, motor would stall and not function. 

Possible bad parts, per factory error code sheet for 6-1 errors was - washer motor, diverter valve, door latch switch. Most others have found the washer motor to be the cause, and it comes with a diverter valve and the entire sump plate that holds all the parts together. So I bought that combo after checking door switch continuity. It worked! Comments Putting the new sump plate in required a little Vaseline. It's a tight fit and wasn't seating completely when dry. If I knew how to check the diverter valve, I would have done that before ordering. 1/3 the cost of the combo kit. Guess I could have ordered both and returned one but the hassle of installing a part and then attaching the dishwasher to check if that was the broken part seemed not worth the extra money. Chat with APP employees was awesome. Patient and helpful people. 

Replaced the circulation pump assembly, purchased through appliance parts pro. Used directions from the sears sight on line. Did the job in about 1.5 hrs. Did not have to shut off water supply, just the electric. Did the repair without having to remove the dishwasher. The part did the job, everything went smoothly 

I wish I could buy the motor only since it's an easy twist install but I had to buy the whole kit $$$. Replacing it was easy, just disconnected the spray arms, wires and unsure 3 bolts. Push the old one out put the new one in the whole thing with the machine laying on its back. 

Ordered pump, motor and more as an assembly. Installed it. Everything worked as it should when completed. Price was set right on the pump and motor assembly and made it easy to upgrade the rest of the assembly. It was not hard to do the exchange. The hardest part was to determine the pump and motor needed replacing. 

After pushing the start button, the dishwasher would try to start the wash cycle but would eventually time out. After running diagnostics it was flashing 6 times which meant it had something to do with the wash motor. I actually had a tech come out to make sure this is what was wrong and he tried replacing the board first, which turned out not to be the problem. After a $60 service call fee and no fix to the problem, I decided to replace the wash motor assembly. It took me about an hour to get the assembly switched out and the dishwasher fired right up when I was finished. 

Replaced bottom pump assy. The only issue was one of the connectors had become corroded due to water leak. I ended up soldering a couple wires directly to the circuit board and used some butt splices to connect to the wire harness. 

After troubleshooting and emailing your technical support, determined that the problem was with the motor. Called the hotline to check on the return policy in case my self diagnosis was not correct and gentlemen reviewed the return policy in great detail then assisted me in the ordering of the part. Placed order on a Friday at 2pm and paid for regular shipping which was told would be 2 to 5 business days. Part was delivered next day, less than 24 hours after I placed the order. Took about an hour to install the pump and motor and dishwasher is working perfectly. Excellent support and service and will use again if and when needed. 

Replaced the pump assembly and fixed. Would allow water in and would sit til the pump came on to empty basin. all signs point to main pump, but was easier to do assembly 

Replacing the water pump, and the housing assembly.