Possible hot start issue?!

[Xcore]

So I think I have a form of hot start issue, but not the typical one that leaves you stranded for 15-20 mins luckily!

Basically after turning it off after a good run out, il come to restart it and all il get is a clunk from the starter, the pump primes fine. After 4-6 more turns of the key and 4-6 more clunks, it will actually turn over and fire fine. I replaced the starter last year and upgraded the starter cable at the beginning of this year.

Now I don’t believe the car runs the meta immobiliser anymore as I have the port on the dash where the fob would go into but it doesn’t do anything and I also have a cobra alarm.

Could this mean the classic hot start fault isn’t a suspect? Could the starter already be cooked?

Thanks all

[LimSlip]

This symptom can be caused by pressurised coolant entering the cylinder (e.g. from a duff head gasket) when the engine is stopped, and hydrolocking a cylinder. Inspection of the spark plugs may reveal a suspiciously clean one...

[Belle427]

You could start by removing the starter and lubing up the solenoid, they do get cooked.

[Paulprior]

As Belle427 said, or possibly a bad connection somewhere to the starter solenoid causing a volt drop

[Zener]

If it was hydro locking due to a failed head gasket when it fired up it would misfire till the cylinder as purged the coolant thus allowing full combustion and a big puff of white smoke (burnt coolant) would emit from the tail pipes (presuming its not got only tap water fitted) more than likely a failing starter , dont let the so called hot-start problem cloud things whats happening is the starter solenoid is throwing the pinion into the flywheel but not crossing/switching the contacts to operate the electric motor itself , its quite a common failure in the starter motor world , on Jap stuff these contacts are easily changed but not on the Bosch style starter its an integral part of the solenoid Mickey Mouse starter brand possibly?

[Xcore]

To be honest I think I bought the cheapest starter I could find!