[Upgraded] W10189703 Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Motor for Whirlpool Maytag

Excelente producto.

Item as described. Fast shipping. Installed parts as soon as I got them. Refrigerator is working great. Would recommend this seller and product.

From other reviews I have found that others hear squeeling or whining from this, I have had it installed for around a week now and no issues. Will update this review later if any issues arise. I would suggest providing the rubber gromets that should come with this, as they may sometimes be bad/old from the fridge and they should be easy enough to package with it, although no issues on my end. Insntallation was easy and simple.

First off, thank you to ScottG's review here that helped me find this motor as an option. He wrote a bit about it in his review, but to repeat, this motor can be used in place of the WP4389142. To start off my review, as many others probably have found out, the WP4389142 ( 2183833 ) motor has been discontinued and is hard to find online. If you want a real one, you're stuck buying an old used one for a bad value. Our 2001 Roper(Whirlpool family) top freezer's evaporator fan has been working poorly for a few years now, and I've been trying hard to find a replacement fan, because our new fridge searches haven't stopped. Sometimes the fan would work great, no noise, cools properly. It would go months, weeks, or sometimes only days like this. Then it would be a nightmare, starting by not blowing hard enough making fridge temps fall slowly, begin rattling, then become *extremely* loud, making sleeping almost impossible some days. I had to keep slamming the freezer door or banging the back panel to make it stop by making the fan reset, which didn't always work. Then sometimes we'd get weeks/months of peace until it started up again. When it would be loud, it would basically run 24/7, from both the air not flowing properly slowly dropping temps, and because of that, the thermostat in the fridge compartment not getting proper airflow higher up in the compartment, leading to it requiring lower fridge temps to shut off. I saw Scott's review, and this motor peaked my interest for a while, and I finally pulled the trigger. I chose this one, because while I saw there are other motors that look closer, this one was said to spin the correct direction. I believe the alternative design spins the other way. The motor for this fridge seems to spin counter-clockwise. As mentioned in his review, it's not a direct replacement and modification is required. I'll describe the process below, but keep in mind, I'm not a very handy person, so there may be an easier or better way. When I received the motor, the first thing I did was get a hacksaw and cut off most of the protrusion on the back of the motor, so it would be flatter compared to the original. I cut up to where the crevice ended, and didn't go past it. This wasn't too hard, but it took a little bit of time, but my hacksaw was old. Then came disassembly, which was a pain in the neck. First you unclip the wires at the top of the motor rectangular housing. I removed the existing plastic holders, had to use pliers to remove the stubborn wiring connected to the motor. The frustrating part was removing the bolts connecting the arms to the holder. On my variant of this motor, it has small hex screws, smaller than the ones for the rest of the fridge. Was frustrating getting these off, took a long time with pliers. I probably could've skipped this step, and went to the next. I then removed the same small hex nuts on the back of the old motor attaching it to the bracket. The motor begins to come apart at this point, so be careful. Keep note of bracket directions, etc. Once that is done, the motor is now free from the brackets. I then removed the fan by firming grasping it from behind while pushing and spinning, it takes some time, but you should see it slowly slide off. I then took the new motor, removed the bolts from the back of it(these are basic screws), and slid the brackets into place, but I encountered the issue mentioned in the other reviews, the rivet for the ground connector is right where the bracket will rest. I tried hacksawing on that bracket where the connector will sit. I made a slit starting at the edge and went down, by that point I was tired of it, and I just used pliers to pull the corner I made the slit in the opposite direction of the rivet, so it would pass it. Note, my ground connector was already slightly downward turned when I received the motor, I used pliers to gently bend the ground slightly away from the bracket as well. I then plopped the screws back in after getting the bracket and motor pieces in place, and reattached the bracket screws, I didn't tighten them all down until it was mostly straight(the brackets). Then, I slid the old fan blade onto it and very firmly pressed down to make sure it was secure, and attached the bracket/motor to the housing. I then reassembled everything. I reattached the wires first.It's helpful to have another person hold up the rectangular plastic housing while you screw it in, especially if you don't have a magnetized hex screw driver. I like to start these ones in particular by hand then finish with a screwdriver. It's another job if they fall out, because they'll fall behind the evaporator. I was basically done at this point. I turned the fridge back on(I had unplugged it prior), and checked the fan. It was spinning in the correct direction. This took me(someone who isn't super handy, and didn't have the correct tools) a little over an hour to do for this fridge/replacement. Keep that in mind, because I had to throw some things away due to them becoming unfrozen sitting out that long, despite it not being warm that day. The fan seems to sound a little quieter than the old one. I feel like it's a little rough around the edges(a little more ever so slightly grindy sounding from outside when closed compared to the old working properly), but it seems to be working... knock on wood. I started getting really disappointed about 15 minutes after celebrating the success. It started making the 'moo'ing sort of sounds, like the original motor made not long after the loudness began a few years ago. Those sounds have mostly disappeared, but I think I still hear them from time to time. It took the fridge about 4 hours to reach temp after having been off for that long. The freezer seems to be running a little warmer than before, just something to keep in mind. The fridge shut off point seems to be around the same temperature. It is cycling on and off, but this is an early review. I'll update if the performance/noise suffers over time, especially in the summer. I plan to keep my old motor just in case. I attached photos of what I had to modify on the new motor(the bracket for the ground rivet) and the piece at the back, as well as a photo of the back of the fridge so you know if it's similar to yours. I also added a photo of the old motor, some versions of this motor have a little bit different look, but it should be the same in functionality. The photos with the black motor is the new one.

Easy to install. My old refrigerator motor matched this new one.

Kenmore fridge. The motor will work, but in my case you have to remove the ground rivet so you have to drill it out the rivet or cut the support arm to fit around the ground rivet. The ground can be moved to the housing which is where the original motor has the ground located. The shaft is too thin and the fan blade does not lock in properly. You have to use a very small e clip to lock the fan blade in. The terminals are on the wrong side. You would need to add wire to extend the terminals because the wires in the kenmore i was repairing have no slack. I opted to use a different motor from AMI which required much fewer mods to fit. The motor looks durable, but will require modifications.

I used this to replace a fan motor in an older Whirlpool. It had the old bolt design but these had the phillips screw, they still fit and threaded perfectly.

This was a perfect replacement for my Whirlpool ET8WTMXKQ08 from 2004. Repair was pretty straightforward with basic tools. There is a good Youtube video from Whirlpool on it. Fixed our freezer fan issue that was causing the fridge to sit at 55 degrees.

nice little motor and now I have quiet . Happy

The part arrived quickly and we were able to install it to replace the refrigerator fan in the freezer compartment that was making a very loud whirling noise. My husband is an engineer, but I think anyone will some ‘handy’ skills could also replace it as it wasn’t very technical. Our fridge is working very quietly now so I am very satisfied with the results.

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The refrigerator was not as cold as it should’ve been. After I replaced the motor it works great. Easy to install anyone can do it. Anyone can replace this. It goes in the freezer. Just unscrew and plug.can’t make a mistake

Would not fit my Whirlpool Refrigerator, at all, as connection points are further away and once plugged in would not go in place where it should. But was refunded the cost. Luckily a good cleaning and lube of the old one and it is working again for now that is.