Part
Motor Run Capacitor
Product Rating
Customer
Caley from MO
Problem
F7E1 code/Not starting cycle
Tools
Nut driver
Repair & Advice
My Whirlpool washer displayed F7E1 previously and I was able to reattach the motor run capacitor in the past however this time that didn’t do the trick. I assumed without testing the capacitor that it needed replaced, it looked beat up and hooking it back up worked in the past. When replacing the part changed nothing I looked up the error code and I was told it could be the speed sensor, the mother board, and overloaded machine or a loose wiring harness. Fortunately I noticed that a yellow wire was loose and fixed it with stuff I had laying around. I ended up with an extra capacitor but the bracket that was supposed to hold it on was missing so I used the new one and kept the old one as a spare. I had the unit serviced under warranty twice before and I believe they never put back the bracket intended to hold the capacitor in place and that’s why it came loose previously and why the yellow wire came loose.
Story submitted on April 21, 2024