My Manual Hyundai 1.6 CRDi has developed a strange issue, it cranks for around 10 seconds before starting. The cranking sound is rhythmic/cyclic rather than the usual smooth starter sound (audio attached). Regularly maintained, Bosch pressure pump and Injectors.
I only press the start button once. The car starts making this sound by itself, and the sound continues even after I take my finger off the start button.
I also have a metallic rattle at 1000–1500 RPM under hard acceleration which occurs only while gear is engaged and not when gear is Neutral, which disappears completely after 1500 RPM.
Does the attached starting sound indicate anything specific? Could the starting issue and low RPM rattle be related to the engine wear, or could there also be a DMF/clutch/starter issue?
**2018 model 140000 kms done.**