About 2 years ago the aircon developed a whirring whining noise which goes up and down with engine revs., It goes off when we switch the aircon off.
Sounds suspiciously like the pump bearings being past their best. Airco off, pump declutched, no bearing whine. As the pump's driven off the engine, that would tie with your assertion that it's rev linked.
If it is that, as the only cure is an expensive new pump it's probably best to live with it until it expires completely.
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