Holden Barina Spark MJ (2010-2015) Questions & Answers

Dose a Daewoo gear box manual fit a Barina spark

Mine does the same

Might need a replacement fuel level sensor. Cheaper to reset the odometer to zero once it's empty, see how many kms you get after filling up before having to fill up again (might want to keep a jerry can in the back the first time!) Use that number as a gauge for how many kms you have left before a refill by just keep resetting it to zero whenever you fill the tank.

Nop good little car you will not fit much in it but it go a long way on a tank gas it not the fastest car in the world too but I was happy as I never wanted tickets I did mine up as the are many accessories you can buy for it but great car

Cheers mate !

Sorry to say think you may need your clutch fixed what I don it don’t leave it in gear at light done rest my hand on gear knob these are not good for clutch

Thank you for your quick reply! I had Lube Mobile service my car in November and everything was Ok. However last Saturday l left a dodgy drive way that scrapped with a loud thud the bottom of my car on the drivers side. Could that be it? Did it damage my clutch?

sounds like you radiator is blocked and you need it cleared out or you need a new one you need to take it to a car radiator place and get a quote first never just say yes and shop around but it sound like you need your radiator cleaning out or a new one never put water in it either that will rust your radiator always use coolant buy that from supercheap or Autobarn hope this helps don't do nothing or it will get worse and cost you more

A common fault with the Sparks is the Coolant Expansion bottle gets very brittle and eventually the plastic hose connector cracks and leaks coolant. If you continue driving with this leak, your motor will overheat due to low coolant level. There are 2 different size hose connectors. One 14mm or 17mm. Check which one you have before ordering new bottle. (Ebay has them for approx $35 -$50.)

I think it has belt I don't have it now a bought a Kia Picanto GT turbo

yep it takes a bit to get it off as it is really on but go on YouTube look up how to remove it as I did and now I have leather one on there

Thanks for the advise. Will give it a go

Hi there. Did you use vise pliers to remove your gear knob because I have been trying all day to get mine off and it just won’t budge it’s driving me mad.

No

Does it screw off or does it have grub screws holding it on? I can't get mine off

Where did u get the leather knob for the soark if u dont mine me asking? Terri M

since it all digital now you may try an Auto sparky electric guy they may know if you take it back to Holden they charge you a lot

L/H under car just in front of the fuel tank,need to clamp fuel line , use supercheap/ryco filter instead of holden extortion.

Thanks Herman and Rod s. I have a 2011 barina cd spark . its filter is in the tank on the fuel pump $700 to replace. crazy hey . can i take off the fuel filter and place a $30 filter in the fuel line?

Hi Puddles. My daughter's Barina Spark 2012 Model is manual so I can't comment on one with the automatic transmission. However, after some 45 years of driving across the globe both manuals and automatics I do feel that your automatic gearbox is out of whack. It should not behave like that. I am not sure whether your Barina has the 1.6 l engine or the 1.2 l engine. I would not be surprised at elevated consumption for any of the engines due to the totally unnecessary revving. I suspect that the consumption indicator, as most of the other Daewoo electronics, is useless at best. To get better idea about your consumption fill up tank to full and record the mileage between refuels. It's easy to calculate consumption without a fancy gadgets. Say you traveled 300 km between refuels and you filled up the tank to full with 21 liters. To arrive at liters per hundred km you you divide 21 by 3 ( 3 representing three times hundred). So your consumption will be 21/3 equals 7 liters per 100 km. Good luck and I hope your Barina does not develop "Black Box" problems which are apparently pretty common among these cars. Very expensive and annoying with car sometimes refusing to start. Alternatively cutting the ignition off at most unexpected times and similar "pleasures". Costs over $1000.00 to fix! Well it's a Daewoo with Holden logo.

Thanks MrT, it's a 1.6L and goes just great except for this engine revving. I will be going back to the dealer soon and hopefully get an acceptable result.

Hi Puddles, I bought a new CDX Barina November 2013 and it has averaged 8.5 litres per 100 km around Perth WA but not used in peak hour traffic. It is usually 8.something every time I fill up. I have not had any problems but have only done 29000 kms. It tends to seek lower engine revs and is reluctant to change down unless you step on the accelerator but I believe this to be similar with a lot of small cars

Ray F

Thanks Ray, sounds very similar to mine- maybe I am just expecting too much although the average fuel useage gauge does not move from 9.3 l/100k. Does yours move during a trip.

Puddles.