Q: was trying to turn up the injection pump can broke off the tip of the Allen wrench and it fell inside the pump what do I do now

asked by on August 31, 2016

was trying to turn up the injection pump and broke off the tip of the Allen wrench and it fell inside the pump what do I do now and what can it mess up

My car has 280000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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