Customer Questions and Answers for Washer Motor Control Board by Whirlpool

Dan, Your motor control board is located inside the lower left side bottom of the cabinet WP8183196 . Here's the procedure : "1. Unplug washer or disconnect power. 2. Turn off the water supply to the washer. 3. Pull the washer away from the wall. 4. Remove the four plastic shipping bolt hole covers. To remove a cover, lift the rounded end to unhook the locking tab from the slot in the chassis, and slide the cover off the rear panel. 5. Remove the hex-head screws from the rear panel. 6. Pull the bottom of the rear panel out, and slide it down so the top edge is out from behind the lip of the upper panel, and remove the rear panel. 7. Pull the hose out of the holders on top of the motor control unit. 8. Remove the wire ties from the cover. 9. Use a flat-blade screwdriver, and pry the locking tab up on the bottom of the motor control unit to release it, then slide the unit forward to release the four tabs from the keyhole slots, and lift the motor control unit from the washer. 10. Disconnect the four wire connectors from the motor control unit and remove the unit." Good Luck, and Thanks

Hello Snax98. Here are the instructions from the manufacture for the MCU WP8183196. Hope this helps. Unplug washer or disconnect power. Remove wire harness cover and disconnect the wire harness from the MCU. With a flat blade screwdriver, lift the front tab up and slide the MCU forward.

Hello Dan. Here are the instructions from the manufacture for the MCU WP8183196. Hope this helps. Unplug washer or disconnect power. Remove wire harness cover and disconnect the wire harness from the MCU. With a flat blade screwdriver, lift the front tab up and slide the MCU forward.

Hello Dave. You will need to test and see if the MCU is sending power to the motor. If the board is bad, it will read F11. The MCU communicates with the control board. Hope this helps.