Rattling/tinny sound from under the car

[fruktstav]

Hello, 480 friends! I have a quite annoying rattling/tinny sound coming from my car's underside. It is completely fine when idling, but as soon as I lift the clutch and give some gas it sounds like somebody is shaking a can full of pebbles or something. It usually happens when a lot of power is being transmitted to the wheels, so when cruising or idling it is completely gone. The rattling is quite high pitched, and I believe something is loose and causing vibrations.

Maybe some of you car geniuses can help me get some tips on what to check before committing and renting a car lift to check it out.

Some of my ideas of what it could be:

• Loose heatshield

• Loose exhaust (dried up rubber fittings?)

• Just some loose bolts

Here is an audio recording that may help you help me: https://voca.ro/1d9V2jHX2tJb

Cheers, lads and lasses!

[Optimistic]

I wouldn't exactly know where that sound would be coming from, but like you said it sounds metal-is.
I am unsure if the ES has a heat shield like the turbo at the back of the engine that would be my first guess, after that i would check the heat shields above the exhaust. Also is the sound happening at any speed?
And for the checks you don't need a car lift. you can park one side of the car on a curb and crawl under if you don't have/trust a jack.

[fruktstav]

Yeah I'll check the heatshield at the back of the engine too, thanks!

It happens at all speeds, yeah.

Also that curb-jack idea is clever, never though of that haha!