Looks to me more like an exercise in pedantry.
You started the take off run, saw something you didn’t like and rejected the take-off. Taxied back did an engine run to confirm your initial observation and gave away the idea of flying that aircraft until the fault was rectified.
Good decision, good airmanship, congratulations. Take the elephant stamp and gold stars and wear them with pride. As for what you choose to write or don’t write in your log book? Truly of no consequence.
Arguably, that 30 or so minutes of ground time had more learning value and genuine experience than say 30 minutes of mindlessly staring out at the horizon at 5000 ft.