Product review (5 stars): Great replacement unit and easy swap
They don't last forever, but these Whirlpool crescent mold ice makers are cheap enough and easy enough to change that it really doesn't matter to me all that much.  A new ice maker is still cheaper than a new fridge.  My Kenmore side-by-side is 20 years old and this is the 3rd ice maker I've put in it.  I like the look of the coating on the mold of this unit - the one I received was a white color that looked almost like enamel.  It does NOT look like the original Teflon coating of the OEM unit.  But frankly, given what is now known about the dangers of Teflon, I would hope the coating is something newer and safer!

The new unit is and exact replacement for the old.  I had to swap out the bail wire, as mine was different, and of course, cut out the correct plug for the fill tube. The unit came with the correct wiring harness for my Kenmore side-by-side, so I didn't even have to bother with moving the harness from the old ice maker.  The whole job to swap it out took less than 30 minutes.  On mine, I found that removing my old unit required one specialty tool - a 1/4" nut driver.

Once I had it hooked up, it was making ice like crazy within just a few hours.  I didn't even have to adjust the fill time as the ice cube sizes came out perfect right away.