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when i turn the key,

one turn a pause, then it starts up.

is that a low battery?

other things it could be?

cheers!

Starter motor...

sticky solenoid
poor connections.

thanks mate, such a quick reply!

will get on with that ..

bad contacts in the ignition switch

I just had this problem. Check the connections to and from the solenoid and starter motor, and also check the earth strap from the gearbox to chassis. Do you have a remote starter switch in the engine bay? if so, try this and if it starts fine, then it could be the ignition switch (if you don't, i think you can still do this by using jump leads directly from the battery to solenoid, but check that first). If not its likely to be the starter or solenoid. I ended up doing all of the above, but you may get away with just cleaning connections.

Good luck, Ju