Intermittent whistle/squeal at idle, plus P1494 code

Highlander79

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About a month ago I had my cracked exhaust manifold replaced by a local shop. Obviously intake manifold had to come off as well, and they put everything back together with a new gasket. Then a few weeks later, I started getting this very loud whistle/squeal noise when at idle power after driving for about 5-10 minutes (engine just getting up to operating temp). Revving the engine makes it go away, but letting off, it comes right back. It'll do that for 5 minutes or so, then go away. I can't pinpoint where exactly it's coming from to save my life, I just ran it around the neighborhood until it started doing it, and spent 10 unsuccessful minutes with a mechanics stethoscope.

Also, it might be unrelated, but around the same time, I started getting a P1494 code. I figured it was some kind of vacuum leak responsible for both issues, found a few cracked vacuum hose boots, replaced them, and I still have both issues. Might just be a coincidence, though, maybe my leak detection pump just failed at the same time.

Any ideas?

 
Sorry, looks like the video didn't come through with the audio. Let's try that again.

No ideas what it could be? Best I can narrow it down, it seems like it's coming from the near the firewall, more from the drivers side than the passengers. Would an intake manifold leak sound like that?