ok, so I got the subaru back from the shop after replacing the brake pads, and the fronts struts. My mechanic is still saying that the whining noise I'm hearing in the front of the engine is just an air intake noise and that there's nothing wrong with the car???? Its an aweful noise...sounds like a cross between a hiss and a whine. Cannot determine where its coming from, but sounds like its coming from the top of the air intake where the cover goes over it......its driving me nuts when I drive it on the road cuz when i'm driving it, especially when i'm goin like 35, i can really hear it, and its embarrasing.