Starter not engaging after oil measuring feature

[paulb]

2004 S

My start up procedure is different on the Porsche than other cars I’ve had. When you insert the key & turn to the on position it measures the oil & gives a graphic on the dash to show oil levels which takes about 5 seconds. Then you turn the key the rest of the way to start it. Or if you don’t want to wait for the oil measurement, just turn the key all the way & it’ll start immediately. I mention this in case this is an option & maybe everyone doesn’t have that feature

However lately it is not starting regularly. Whether I wait or try to bypass the measurements it randomly just does nothing. When that would happen I just turn key completely off & repeat, usually with a successful start-up. This issue was only once in a while, but now I have to turn the keyMany times each time I want to start the car. When it does engage, all sounds & starts perfectly normal

Is it just that I need a new starter or could the oil checking feature be causing me problems