You have a glow plug failing. The black smoke is unburned fuel.
half way down the exhaust
If Its A Early 2.5 Transit......008 (203mm) Inlet..........014 (356mm) Exhaust
Exhaust leak at Exhaust manifold to head gasket or oring at exhaust manifold pipe.
Black smoke is an indication of an overly rich fuel/air mixture.
No, points are not added to your driving record. However, you will continue to annoy people if you don't have the exhaust altered and trun the music down.
Depends on where you will be driving it.
depending on your driving, it could increase up to 4 or 5 mpg. But gas mileage will be determined by driving style.
time for a new calitic converter its befor the muffler on the exhaust system
yes
0.20 inlet. 0.38 ex done cold
If the car is filling with exhaust fumes, that is a health hazard, and is almost certainly caused by a broken or leaky exhaust pipe.
Possibly. What an exhaust leak will do is KILL you. Either from the Carbon Monoxide you inhale while driving or the wreck you are going to have when it puts you to sleep. Get the exhaust leak fixed ASAP.