We’ve had our trusty Bosch SHU 8805 (Stainless Steel) Dishwasher for over 15 years now, but recently several problems were apparent:
- the dishes weren’t getting clean (the machine had become noticeably louder while trying to do so)
- the detergent dispenser was no longer holding soap, and
- the sump wasn’t properly discharging waste water.
I purchased replacement parts for all of these issues, even though I probably didn’t need all of them, more on that later.
To address the issues above, Bosch gave me this parts list over the phone and we purchased the following parts:
- Sealing Kit, 00167085
- Dispenser, 00490467
- Pump-drain (pump), 00167082
Disassembly of the dishwasher will take an hour of your time and I recommend watching this video as you do it. One note on the video, as you remove the “Pump Housing” be careful, mine was very brittle and some of the edges broke off – I may need to buy another one at some point.
As for the rest of the parts, they were all fairly easy to install using the video. Aside from wishing I had purchased the Pump Housing, I found that I did not actually need the Pump-drain (sump pump). The sump pump in my dishwasher was fine, except it was jammed with food and other debris that somehow managed to pass. Still, I installed the new one as I didn’t want to take the dishwasher apart again and I was faced with a restocking fee if I decided to return the pump to Bosch.
Anyway, the repairs went fine and the dishwasher has been running a couple weeks now and the dishes and silverware are clean and the machine is noticeably quiet again.