Hey peeps, I'm back again.

I was in the drive-thru this morning and noticed a metal rattling sound when I was in drive, the sound goes away when I accelerate or I am in park. I cannot seem to pinpoint the issue, I figured it was related with something in the exhaust as my last issue was the same thing but a grinding sound.

I also did notice that my car is leaking oil, I did an oil change about 1,500 miles ago and I checked the bottom of my car, oil all over the rack and pinion on the right side if you're looking to the front of the car. I checked the valve cover and there is a bit of oil on one end, there is also a good amount of oil on the back of the engine where the valve cover is at. I looked down at the dipstick and notice a good pool of caked oil around the base of the seal.

Anyone know where to start or what to replace? The smell of burning oil was normal as it was not as significant but now its just constant no matter what. Anything I can do to mitigate the damage before I can save up for repairs?