JohnC,

I had a similar symptom on my 240D when it was relatively new, and it turned out to be a pinhole in the exhaust system that would, under certain rpm and throttle conditions, whistle, and very loudly at that. I found and patched it, but the patch did not last too long and I ended up replacing the section of pipe with the first near 90 degree bend. That took care of the problem and even when that pipe began to fail I never got the whistling back. Hope that helps, Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)