Leethedeuce is correct in this. I am a appliance service technician for sears. If you have oil like spots it means the transmission oil is going inside the washer. this is a common problem with maytags and kenmores, when the transmission goes. My guess would be someone overloaded it and it blew the transmission which is causeing the oil to leak into the tub.
this should goto leethedeuce for having the proper response.
dont attempt to keep using the machine as it can cause more damage to clothes and the unit. Call a whirlpool service center and have someone come take a look and fix it.
if you know its oil. No cleaning of the tub or inlet tube will help. More you run it the more oil ends up in the washer and less in the transmission. eventually the transmission will go and then instead of it having been a 4 dollar gasket its a 187$ transmission plus service fees.
id go with leethedeuce for having the proper Answer first.
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Nate
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Hi,
The oil or source of grayish coloration would have to come from somewhere. Possible areas/sources to look for would be:
1. water inlet/source; it is possible that the water source may have been contaminated and therefore soaked to the clothes being washed. You can verify this by going through the wash process without any clothes just to visually checked water clarity;
2. residual dirt/grime from other washing; previous wash could have clothes with the oil or the grayish substance and was not completely washed away. It may have stayed at the drain filter and floated back on this wash and stained the white clothes.
3. internal lubrication of the washing machine; though remotely possible, grease/oil lubricant of the rotating moving parts of the washing machine may have filtered back to the tub and stained the white clothes.
Solution would call for a thorough cleaning of the tub, water inlet, filters, drainage and all others where the oil/contaminant may have lodge itself. Additionally, you may want to check all others that are likewise placed inside the wash tub such as the detergent and softener for possible contamination.
Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.
Good luck and kind regards.
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Hope that helps. Keep me posted,
Lee
Hi,
I was wondering if I could provide you any further assistance?
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Lee
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I am hoping everything worked out alright. I assume everything is going great. If you do get a moment and you found any of this helpful if you could accept and rate accordingly that would be greatly appreciated.
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Lee
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Lee
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I think the water sensor is getting faulty.
check the nozzle also
else it can be the rubber rings of the cover which are getting eroded.
i dont think its oil.
there is very little chance for that. i think it must be like some black spots right?
because this can be also due to some foreign particles which are stuck in the inlet nozzle.
if u have a look at them.
also did u make a dry run the machine in an attempt to solve this?
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any other possibilities
can you clarify what is meant by the nozzle
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