--- title: "OEM cross reference and parts sourcing cost" description: "Kenmore OEM cross reference and parts sourcing cost — the line that exists on this site and on no other in this fleet." url: "https://kenmoremiami.support/repair-cost/oem-cross-reference-and-parts-sourcing-cost/" date_modified: "2026-09-01" Appliance type: "Cooktops, Dishwashers, Dryers, Freezers, Ice makers, Range hoods, Ranges, Refrigerators, Wall ovens, Washers" --- # Kenmore OEM cross reference and parts sourcing cost ### Why a Kenmore part number is not the number the factory used Sears catalogued these appliances under its own numbering, and the companies that built them catalogued the same components under theirs. Both numbers are real and they refer to the same object. The difficulty arrives when one of the two catalogs stops carrying it — which happens first on the badge side, because a badge that no longer sells appliances has no reason to maintain a parts list. ### What this changes about an older repair It changes the order of the conversation. On most appliances you establish what is wrong and then price the part. Here, on anything with age on it, it is worth establishing that the part can be had before anybody spends money finding out precisely which one it is. We would rather do that lookup first and tell you the repair is not available than diagnose it beautifully and then discover the same thing. ### The result you are paying for A component identified under the builder’s own number, its availability confirmed, and where it is gone, whether anything current substitutes for it. Where the appliance turns out to be supportable, the lookup is credited into the repair like any other diagnostic work. What moves this figure from $95, credited toward the repair Cross-referenced to the builder's own number An answer either way, including no How old the appliance is A current unit cross-references in minutes. A twenty-year-old one can take real work, because the builder has renumbered the component twice and retired it once since it left the factory. Which company built it Whirlpool-built and Frigidaire-built parts are generally well catalogued and widely stocked. LG-built components are catalogued differently and the equivalences are less obvious. A Broan hood and a Roper range are the thin end of this. Whether the number on the plate is complete The dotted form on the rating plate is the whole number, and people habitually read out the part before the period. A partial number cross-references to several machines and settles nothing. How many components are in the question Pricing one board is a lookup. Establishing what is still available for an appliance before you decide whether to keep it is a small piece of research, and it is worth having before you spend anything. Whether an equivalent exists at all Sometimes the answer is that the component is genuinely gone and no substitute fits. That is a finding rather than a failure, and it is frequently the most useful thing we can tell somebody about an older appliance. Why a Kenmore part number is not the number the factory used Sears catalogued these appliances under its own numbering, and the companies that built them catalogued the same components under theirs. Both numbers are real and they refer to the same object. The difficulty arrives when one of the two catalogs stops carrying it — which happens first on the badge side, because a badge that no longer sells appliances has no reason to maintain a parts list. What this changes about an older repair It changes the order of the conversation. On most appliances you establish what is wrong and then price the part. Here, on anything with age on it, it is worth establishing that the part can be had before anybody spends money finding out precisely which one it is. We would rather do that lookup first and tell you the repair is not available than diagnose it beautifully and then discover the same thing. The result you are paying for A component identified under the builder’s own number, its availability confirmed, and where it is gone, whether anything current substitutes for it. Where the appliance turns out to be supportable, the lookup is credited into the repair like any other diagnostic work. ### Why is this a line item rather than part of every repair? Because on this badge it is real work with a real chance of a negative result, and burying it inside every other figure would mean everybody pays for it whether their appliance needed it or not. Most current units never need this line at all. ### Can you just tell me if the part still exists? That is exactly what this is. Send the full number from the plate, including everything after the period, and say which component you are asking about. If it is a short lookup we will often answer without charging for it. --- **[Read full article: OEM cross reference and parts sourcing cost](https://kenmoremiami.support/repair-cost/oem-cross-reference-and-parts-sourcing-cost/)**