I just serviced the transmission about a month ago (less than 1000 miles)
Used Valvoline MaxLife Dex3, followed the rave instructions, and that of the hundreds of posts on here.

Is this noise normal?

2004 Discovery Transmission Noise: http://youtu.be/8afbtDENiHI

 

Sounds like it came out of first gear OK the first time.
2nd time sounds like it is stuck in 1st gear and then finally goes out of first.

I put a bunch of Lukas Transmission stop slip stuff into my transmission at 97,000 miles just for good measure.

If you did not fill it in Neutral with the engine running, then you may be low on fluid.

 

Thanks for the responce.
Yeah, it held 1st a bit long the second time, but I do believe that was because of me accelerating as slow as I possibly could. It normally hops right out of 1st quite nicely, no suspected problems there.
I serviced the transmission properly, topped it off when running, ran it through the gears and topped it off again. I even went a step further and did the same thing after about 2 weeks of driving, just to be sure it was absolutely, without a doubt, full.

I believe a lot of the high-pitched "wurring" that I suspected to be transmission noise is actually coming from my T-Case, I'm getting a lot of "gear noise" when climbing hills, and traveling at freeway speeds. I'm going to change the fluid on both diffs and t-case tomorrow with Mobile1 75W-140 and see if everything quiets down.

I'm still a little curious on how I'm going to get at the fill plug, last time the fluids were done by my mechanic because I didn't have time. I'm looking forward to doing it myself though, I love having the absolute confidence it was done right. Even if I am a half-wit.

 

1/2 inch ratchet, 12 inch extension, and a universal joint, in that order with the universal on the end. reach up over the transfer case from the rear the universal joint will slide right into the fill and drain plugs.

 

You can always drop the rear shaft and remove the emergency brake drum. Move it to the side and you can easily access the drain. Takes a bit longer but much easier and is not that hard to do.

 

I might have to do this, I don't have a 12" extension.

 

You can use a socket U joint 1/2" and a short stubby 1/2" extension.
Main problem is fishing it around the e-brake cable.

Just get the extension or the U joint into the square hole on the plug first, then slip the next in line into the first.
Then the ratchet and get the cap off on the transfer case.

I did this about 5 times on my 2001. Not too bad.

 

Operation Gear Oil Bath Complete.
Stopped by the pawn shop and grabbed a 8" extension for $2 and using the universal joint I was able to finagle my way to the fill and drain plug without removing the cross-member or the drear drive shaft.

I tell ya, never do this job when it's cold. It was 65° today and it was like squeezing thin mud out of the bottles. I couldn't use my hand pump due to the viscosity, instead I fitted a small piece of plastic tubing over the the pointed bottle tip and wedged the bottle up into a small opening on the passenger side of the rear drive-line and slowly but surely squeezed the thick glop into the gearbox until I had a steady stream coming out. Capped it, and called it a day.

I'd say it reduced my T-Case noise by a considerable amount, also seems to have helped with the sloppy clunk upon accel/decel.

 

I use a garden sprayer, similar to this setup. No Mess and super easy!

Pressure tank oil filler bmw transmission differential

 

"I use a garden sprayer, similar to this setup. No Mess and super easy!" X2