# Idler pulley

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/idler-pulley/58491>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** suzuki, forenza\
**Created:** [December 10, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idler-pulley/58491 "2010-12-10T00:57:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jketchup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@jketchup](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jketchup)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idler-pulley/58491/1 "2010-12-10T00:57:45Z")

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How long can I drive my car with a broken idler pulley?

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**Author:** ![kizwiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kizwiki](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kizwiki)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idler-pulley/58491/2 "2010-12-10T02:27:29Z")

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Not very long. You will cause the serpentine belt to fail very quickly. The idler pulley is at most a $40 replacement unless you need a new belt as well.