Google.com intermittently blocked

Bit strange as this comes and goes. Normally clears after a reboot then comes back. Can be okay for days then starts again. I have put www.google.com in the custom whitelist. Not sure how stable this is as the whitelist entries seem to disappear when I check back. Not using 8.8.8.8 for dns. Both IDS and Guardian running - not seeing any Google IPs appearing in the Guardian block list.
Any suggestions appreciated.