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Belts give a warning in the form of a service interval.
BMW claim lifetime chain intervals. b****cks. I've yet to see one that hasn't stretched or worn it's tensioner away.
Chains are run on oil pressure tension, so when an engine is most likely to skip a few teeth, is upon sudden bursts of...
It's not actually the sleeve that's rattling either. I fitted one to a mates car on Sunday and we spent ages working it what the rattle is. Actually took the reverse sleeve off, and it still rattles. It's harmonics from the engine echoing up the tube IMO.