[cobrin]

First step would be to have the Code read and find out what has flagged the Check Engine Light.



From there, look into the probabilities of the fault, or leave that up to a workshop to do.



No you don't have to go back to Ford yet, some independents are good for these faults, but remember, sometimes it has to go back to Ford for their specialist tooling and tech to diagnose, where that proprietary information isn't available for Independent Workshops. That being said I don't think you're there yet.


SuperCheap Auto have a Scanning report service for $30, check out what that entails and if you like it have a scan/report.