Broken tensioner on timing chain broke - 1993 Saturn SL

It sounds like you may need a timing chain tensioner.
I looked on e-bay and found a kit which includes an "upgraded" tensioner, and includes all the pieces, for only 60 dollars.
God bless your efforts.

time for the servicing and reparing person to check.

Broken timing chain is a very large problem, if it happened while engine is running. Bent/broken valves and such. Makes a LOT of noise, and engine stops immediately.

Your question doesn't include make/model/year, so your question isn't possible to answer. Doesn't really matter, though, if your timing chain broke. That's pretty rare. Timing belt, yes. Chain, no.

There is no way on this earth that you would be able to drive a car with a broken timing chain. The engine would stop immediatly if the chain broke and there would probably be some very expensive collateral damage as well. Any timig chain can be replaced, but it may include replacement of things like tensioners, guides, sprockets, several valves and possibly even pistons - basically a complete engine overhauls.

dont see why not providing you retrieve all teh broken old parts of the tensioner

2.7L V6 engine? OK. is the chain broken or the tensioner not taking up
the slack? chain ok, just replace the tensioner, right side of engine, below
front of cylinder head. if it is the chain that broken, take it to a repair shop,
this will be and expensive fix, bent valves.
GOOD LUCK, RDJRP.

The timing chain should of been changed at 30,000 or 60,000 miles it's in the owwners manual.

2.4L engine dont have timing belt.it has a timing chain.fixing timing chain dont cost much.but the damage that occur when it broke.you probably got bent valves.damage piston heads.you can buy car if they dont charge arm and leg.you can repair timing chain your self for at least .$300.00.you have to buy timing chain.it come in a set.you get timing gears and tensioners.about.$190.00 and .$40.00 for timing cover gasket and seal.dealership going to charge you at least.$600.00 including labor.

i had the same problem. had a knocking on the engine and let the vehicle sit until i had time to look for the problem. my unknowing mom took the car without permission and the car broke down on her. as it would turn out the upper timing guide rail broke off and damaged the cam gears and broke the upper timing chain along with damaging both the right and left lower chain guides, and the tensioner was also damaged. i would recommend that u inspect the lower chain to make sure that everything is good.

you need to replace the tensioner with timing chain. the tension er is the one that keep the chain in place.