Wow, I find it strange that I hear the noise described in this thread for the 1st time today and come home to see that its on the front page of the Duratec page! First time I've heard the noise in 92,000 miles. I haven't changed anything at all recently. I did notice right before I heard the whining noise (pulling away fast from a light up through 5,000 rpm's) that my car almost stalled as I slowed to a stop at a previous light. It dropped revs to 200 and seemed to struggle before recovering its idle. Could this be a clue to those out there who know more about these things than me
