LG Dishwasher with LE error code

[xj-boonie]

I've got the same error code, same dishwasher - LDS5811BB and I looked for a cut wire - none.

I just pulled the inside apart - nothing odd found - darn o-rings hard to put back together!

My motor - the one with the knife blade on it - didn't turn freely - is it suppose to?

I did turn it with a small pliers - is that bad?

Once I got it all back together - I started a rinse cycle and so far it's running through it - 4 min left.  But the motor's making noise that it never use to before - very audible!

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Mike

[Al Capone]

Hi xj-boonie,

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[Repair-man]

Even a rookie technician would surmise that the motor has internal issues and would replace it. I advise you to do the same. Remember that parts purchased thru these links are returnable.

[xj-boonie]

Thanks for the reply - I might be a mechanical engineer but am very much a rookie tech when it comes to appliances.  I figured it was the motor - it finished the quick rinse but then I tried a quick wash and it never finished it - LE code again.  So I'll be replacing the motor, and probably the o-rings.  Which vendors/links are you talking about?

Mike

[Repair-man]

Over on the left side of every page here is a link to order parts by model number or part number. I know that RepairClinic has certain LG parts in stock...not sure about Appliance partsPros but you can paste your model into their lookups and find out.

Click the pic below

[xj-boonie]

Even a rookie technician would surmise that the motor has internal issues and would replace it. I advise you to do the same. Remember that parts purchased thru these links are returnable.

Is it the big vari motor that needs to be replaced?  I'm guessing there's a different motor that drains the water as that works fine - I think the one that provides the water pressure for the spray action is the one that doesn't work.

[JWWebster]

According to the repair manual the LE code means the main motor is locked or has something in it. Have you dug in there for stuff blocking the impeller?

LG DishWasher Repair Manual

[xj-boonie]

According to the repair manual the LE code means the main motor is locked or has something in it. Have you dug in there for stuff blocking the impeller?

LG DishWasher Repair Manual

Yep - nothing blocking it that I could see from the top - and I removed all the plastic and screens.  Had to use a pliers to move the shaft.

[JWWebster]

You is gonna need another motor then