Well done - it could have been very much worse. It really is the very first broken timing chain I have ever heard of on A series engine - bad luck indeed.
Other than one i had go on my sister's 1098 its the only other one i've heard of as well! Not sure what happened on her's, but it was at low revs and speed when it failed and when i took the cover off, the crank sprocket was in 3 bits and the cam sprocket had 3 teeth missing. Needless to say the chain was snapped, but which component failed? My guess is the crank sprocket which led to the chain snapping!?
Well, I don't know if the timing chain can cope with a possible lay up of an engine, in other words years of dryness, no oil to keep the rust away.
I did have some bicycle chains snap, as well as the one on my moped
Onne van der S. MMOCno 60520 Moderator
2dr 1971 White DAF 55 (with hopefully a 1600cc engine soon)
2dr 1973 Bergina (DAF 44)
2dr Estate 1975 DAF 46 in red
2dr saloon 1972 DAF 44 in Mimosa
Onne van der S. MMOCno 60520 Moderator
2dr 1971 White DAF 55 (with hopefully a 1600cc engine soon)
2dr 1973 Bergina (DAF 44)
2dr Estate 1975 DAF 46 in red
2dr saloon 1972 DAF 44 in Mimosa
Car is running fine again. Got the broken bits here: the small gear is in half, the chain is broken and the large gear has two teeth missing...Í think I am lucky to get of so easy.
and the cam sprocket had 3 teeth missing. Needless to say the chain was snapped, but which component failed? 
My guess is the crank sprocket which led to the chain snapping!? 
