Tl;dr: Fixed error code 8E with a mems sesnsor I received the day after ordering on standard shipping. Within 5 minutes of receiving the part, I had a functioning washer again.
The washer had been stubborn for a week. The laundry pile was growing and threatening to gain sentience. I pleaded with the washer, "Please, sir, I need to wash clothes!" Alas, it responded, "8E." I wandered the halls of the Internet forums looking for guidance and several wise sages suggested the MEMS sensor was the cause of the malady. I located the sensor on the thick-skulled washer and disconnected it to see if that changed the washer's mood. "What say you now, washer?" "8E" Aha! To AppliancePartsPros I ventured and requested a part that Friday. "We will send it out this day by our finest carrier (FedEx)!" Gladdened, I returned home and waited. Surprised, I received the part the next day, and within five minutes, I replaced the defective apparatus. "How are you feeling now, washer?" I asked. It replied, "Feed me, for I hunger for laundry." Overjoyed, I turned to the pile of laundry, now rising high, and said, "Shall we begin?"