Some Assembly Required 335d...

hl0m4n · 02-06-2008, 07:22 PM

has anyone seen the show on discovery channel called some assembly required? they had a small section on building a 335d in austria factory. there was alot of cool info on the show like the huge ass cats on the 335d. i finally understand what our cats are used for too by their animated diagram

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the cats filter the unburned carbon molecules and neutralize them and it burns off as water vapor. on the 335d however there is an additional use of urea (piss) that neutralizes something in the diesal gas which i found pretty cool.

just wanted to share

m.rk77 · 02-07-2008, 08:14 AM

I didnt see it. Did you record it? Can I find the video on the net?

TurboFan · 02-07-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by hl0m4n

has anyone seen the show on discovery channel called some assembly required? they had a small section on building a 335d in austria factory. there was alot of cool info on the show like the huge ass cats on the 335d. i finally understand what our cats are used for too by their animated diagram

.

the cats filter the unburned carbon molecules and neutralize them and it burns off as water vapor. on the 335d however there is an additional use of urea (piss) that neutralizes something in the diesal gas which i found pretty cool.

just wanted to share

I can see it in a bar...boy meets girl....

Girl: "so what do you do?"
Boy: " I work for BMW"
Girl: "oooohhhhh....what do you do there?"
Boy: "I build part of the catalytic converter"
Girl: "The what?"
Boy: " it makes the exhaust cleaner"
Girl: [turns out to be a tree-hugger]"wow, that's cool. What part do you do?"
Boy: "I pee"
Girl: "wtf?"
Boy: "I stand at the assembly line and piss in the catalytic converters for the diesel cars"
Girl: [leaves]

Or maybe they've just plumbed the restroom right over to the assembly line. I wonder who changes the filter that catches the floaters and hockey pucks.....intern job.

m.rk77 · 02-07-2008, 10:07 AM

hahahahahaha!!! man thats too funny!

but seriously now, If I take a piss in the exhaust pipe will that make my exhaust cleaner?

also does the content of the piss have an effect on the exhaust? i.e. if I drink a lot of beer... etc...

hl0m4n · 02-07-2008, 10:11 AM

ah come on seriously guys

. they really use urea on the 335d to break down the unburnt molecules.

Park2670 · 02-07-2008, 10:13 AM

I watched it, was very cool!

Revlis · 02-07-2008, 11:28 AM

I thought it was pretty good... I'm glad to see a "How it's Made" type of show that doesn't completely suck. There's that other show might actually be called "How it's Made" that is so over generalized as to become inaccurate, and they provide almost no real information. So yeah, "Some Assembly Required" gets a thumbs up.

Brunotheboxer · 02-07-2008, 01:28 PM

i saw it too. i wish they showed more of actually driving the car, but it was pretty cool.

UncleWede · 02-07-2008, 08:44 PM

Althoguh I'd probably take it if they gave it to me, not sure I want the car/engine that guy made

I am getting really excited about driving a diesel!!!!

benny90 · 02-23-2008, 07:15 PM

If you missed it the first couple times like I did, its on right now on the discovery channel.. pretty interesting stuff

easyman · 02-25-2008, 03:01 PM

yeah and the new merc diesels need urea refills as part of their scheduled maintainance. ahahahaha

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hl0m4n Major General 2309 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	Some Assembly Required 335d... has anyone seen the show on discovery channel called some assembly required? they had a small section on building a 335d in austria factory. there was alot of cool info on the show like the huge ass cats on the 335d. i finally understand what our cats are used for too by their animated diagram . the cats filter the unburned carbon molecules and neutralize them and it burns off as water vapor. on the 335d however there is an additional use of urea (piss) that neutralizes something in the diesal gas which i found pretty cool. just wanted to share
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m.rk77 Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 263 Posts Drives: BMW 335d Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	hahahahahaha!!! man thats too funny! but seriously now, If I take a piss in the exhaust pipe will that make my exhaust cleaner? also does the content of the piss have an effect on the exhaust? i.e. if I drink a lot of beer... etc...
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