Just posting what I did to fix my 11 year old Toro CCR 2000.
Symptoms:
- Engine started and quit after warming up.
- Engine quit.
- Pulled sparkplug, tested for spark, No spark.
Quick things to look at:
- Check visible electrical connections are connected. This includes spark plug wire, On/Off switch, On/Off ground wire, and Xstar module (brass electrical system component mounted on the bottom of the engine).
- Replace sparkplug.
I called my local Toro dealer, described the symptoms, and what I tried to do to fix the problem. They said that the Xstar Module-Magneto ($80) or Coil-Magneto ($90) was the probable problem.
My choice was to bring in the snowthrower in for repair (Cost = parts + labor) or to try to do it myself (Cost = Non returnable parts).
Being a DIY person, I went with the second option and tried to replace the Xstar Module first.
The Fix:
- Unscrew and remove the Plastic Manual Choke (1 screw).
- Remove Control Panel/Lower Shroud to access lower part of engine (2 Nuts).
- Remove Discharge Chute (3 Nuts).
- Remove Gas Cap.
- Remove Crank by removing "Support-Chute Crank" from handle cross member (2 nuts).
- Remove Upper Shroud (2 Nuts).
- Unplug Xstar Module (quick release connector).
- Remove Xstar Module (2 screws).
- Install new Xstar Module (connect to quick release connector).
- Try starting.
If the snowthrower starts up, you can put the machine back together.
If the snowthrower doesn't start, you need to disassemble more things.
- Remove the gas tank (2 Nuts).
- Remove the engine/gas tank support (3 Nuts).
- Remove the pullstart/engine cover (4 Machine Screws).
- Remove Coil (2 screws).
- Install new Coil
Reassemble Steps 13, 12, 11.
- Try starting.
I was fortunate enough to get the engine started after step 9. The whole process took less than an hour. All parts were easy to access.
Good luck! I make no promises that this fix will work for you.
BTW: Talk about price gouging. Eighty bucks for an ignition part is outrageous. Thats 1/6th the price of the New CCR2450.