[manchu]

So I took the car to Ford for inspection and the result wasn't good.

No fault code was stored, so there's no way to know what's wrong. They scanned while I waited and after a chat I decided not to proceed with full inspection/report because it would be somewhat pointless.

His recommendation was to drive as much as possible and if the fault occurs to drive straight to a mechanic (preferably ford) so they can scan while car is still running and fault is active.

I mentioned I'd ordered a scanner so I could monitor myself, but he wasn't sure a cheap scanner would read transmission fault codes. Even if it does and I make note of the code I'm not sure the dealer will be willing to fork out for repairs based on my diagnosis.

So...what to do? I guess I'll still take it into the dealer on Monday, but fully expect them to find nothing and say there's nothing to fix.