There is a strange noise coming from the gear box when the car changes from 1st to 2nd.
If it was a manual you would think I was very slightly crunching or slipping the gear change.

Any ideas

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what kind of noise is it? have you found any info? i Ask because i have an HST auto and it make a strange noise under load when changing gear. i can't really explain the noise!!

When the vehicle changes from 1st to 2nd under light throttle load there is a gurgling sound which comes from the engine. I am assured that this is normal and is the transmission change coordination with the engine revs rise and fall. Accelerate more briskly and there is no noise at all! Ralph
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The noise is intermittent and sounds the same as when you over torque a nut. (the grunt it makes just before it won't tern anymore)

I think (and hope) that Ralphk has it spot on.

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I say it's the dump valve!
Mine does exactly the same.

Ah, the dump valve?
That’s not a bad guess, mine does something similar, intermittently, the best way I can describe it is like the sound you hear when you pull the plug out of a bath, and hear that first whooshing noise as the water hits a grid outside. It’s all very quiet and over in a second or so but it does trigger a small amount of LRP occasionally. (LRP= Land Rover Paranoia) Is it defonately “normal” though??? I’ve never actually heard it with any other auto that I’ve owned... 57 HSE AUTO with H.I.D's - Grey with Black leather. (H.S.E. Heightadjustable Seats Extra )
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Must admit to not hearing any noise from the Auto box other than a slight whine in 1st gear unlike the wife when it goes on forever

Im kind of glad im not the only one.....
I get this noise. It's something I'd liken to a blowoff valve from a turbo or a fluttering of some description. Mines done it for the last 35k miles (my period of ownership) with the total miles being 70k on a 57 plate.
Lately I've found it sometimes does it between gear changes too.... Not just when its changing from 1st - 2nd etc.
So far I've not noticed a particular situation it does it (ie cold days, start of a journey etc) either.
I have also found that sometimes if using command shift that if I knock it in to say 4th it doesn't change straight away and seems to 'slip' in to 4th over a second or two. Perhaps this is linked?
I was contemplating getting the gearbox oil changed to see if it made a difference?

Did anybody solve the auto box gurgling noise on the gearchange first to second? Mine is doing it now.
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I took mine to the dealer for a test drive with a technician and he said it was from the turbo
and is something you just live with

Chris

I've also say it a couple of times that's from turbo...

I've also posted a link to the Russian forum where the thing was confirmed by a guy who listened in the engine bay during functioning and, indeed, the sound is coming from the turbo.