Won't Wash On 90 Degrees Cycle

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Indesit WIXL 163 cuts out on 90°C and does not complete 40°C wash

The problem

An Indesit WIXL 163 would flash all LED lights and cut out on a 90°C wash. On a 40°C wash it filled and started washing but continued indefinitely until stopped manually. Rinse and drain could then be selected manually and completed. Cleaning the filter and drain hose did not resolve it. The machine reportedly completed a 0°C wash when run empty.

Likely cause

The accepted reply suggested a probable thermistor fault. This was supported by the machine completing a 0°C cycle, but the discussion also noted that a faulty thermistor would normally be expected to produce a proper error code, so the diagnosis was not fully confirmed.

What fixed it

The accepted advice was that the fault could be the thermistor, but the recommendation was to get an engineer in rather than rely on a confirmed DIY repair. The exact repair was not confirmed in the thread.

Checks to try

• Checked and cleaned the filter
• Checked and cleaned the drain hose
• Ran an empty 0°C wash, which completed correctly
• Manual rinse and drain completed correctly

Parts or tools mentioned

• Thermistor