The whining noise is at all speeds and is very audible at 10-30 mph. I drove the car with a/c off and turned off the engine while it was moving and noise whining was still there, thus ruling out alternator, pulleys and belts, etc. The noise is there on left and right turns.

I put the car up on 4 jacks stands and tried to run it on D with dsc off but freaked out when I heard strange noises. I'll try to run it when it's up on a lift. Has any one tried to run the car on a lift?

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'05 E53 X5 4.4i, '97 E39 528, '07 E92 335i, '16 F86 X6M.