Vehicular DIY's Story. This Is Why I Do This

In this video I tell you a little more about myself and how I got involved in cars and why I do what I do on this channel.
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[@cgarnett7596]

Bro I don’t leave comments for anyone …. You’re a beast and a gem to the BMW community. Thank you !

[@VehicularDIY]

Thank you!

[@Moe_z]

You can’t believe how much your videos contributed to my life. I now have my own space working on BMWs. The number of mods I copied from that e90 behind you is unbelievable. Love the videos plz keep going

[@Poet1968]

One of the most under-rated channels on KZbin, you should have well over 500K subscribers!

[@edjarrett3164]

Your videos are awesome and now I understand why your logic is impeccable when fixing these vehicles. It’s similar to my efforts. I am trained as a pilot and a cook, but my expertise is in people and management. While I can do the prior expertise, my impact is on helping folks in both specialties. Keep up the great hobby. Just love seeing someone tear apart vehicles and restore them. It’s a specialized skill combined with your videos even more special.

[@VehicularDIY]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mikeormond7883]

Hi from wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in the uk. I came across your channel 4 years ago and your content, knowledge and ability are top tier 💯

[@guerillalife]

I found your channel when I was considering an x5. Who is this dude working on BMWs in his garage in flip flops....... and he's good... Wtf??? Lol thanks for explaining. Your content is great.. I still follow along even though I went with a VW.

[@VehicularDIY]

I appreciate you continuing to watch!

[@jeffburrell7338]

Chem engineer here in Nova Scotia E60 and F10 Props for all your Vids Thank You Let us know when you are doing a meet and greet will try and be there ❤

[@vertvlogs675]

An LS Swap E9X series would be really cool. I've had an 08 328i auto for the past 4 years and love the car, but the motor/trans combo is really underwhelming. I had an 08 E90 M3 for a year and absolutely loved it. But the cost/benefit ratio wasn't really there. I honestly sold it because the 328i was just a more fun car to own and mess around with. I've been wanting to do a LS swap to build it into a poor man's E90 M3, but don't have the garage/shop space to do it now. You can also get into a 325i/328i/330i for less than half the price of a 335i now, so I think there's a lot of potential for these cars in the future as LS swaps become more common. Thank you for your channel and all that you do. It's because of youtubers like you that I've been able to make it to work for the past 4 years lol. I just replaced the fuel filter/pressure regulator after watching your DIY on the replacement, but that is the tip of the iceberg on all the time/money you have saved me over the years.

[@NexHellion]

Just wanted to say, keep up the DIY on beamers, as a recent owner of a 1 series, it has it's strengths and weaknesses, but there's just a lot of hit or miss videos, so it's nice to have as much reference as possible. I appreciate the work. Thank you.

[@SteveWeltman]

Mousa, Thank you for giving your backstory. Sorry you're selling your E90, but I understand. I've loved your content since you had the E90 bone stock (2015?) and your car was pre-LCI. You have something more technical and more quality in production with the BMWs that I don't see anywhere else on YT. I wish I could tell you just how much I appreciate you and the work you do on this channel. So, the words thank you are insufficient. Great work and know that we (subs or watchers) are always so glad to see you succeeding in your pursuits. Maybe I'll get some content out there this year with my car. @_weltspeed #projectweltspeed

[@wanhliu552]

I’ve been admiring your content for years, keep up the good work . Your vids helped me a lot. Having just sold my E91 335i in Hong Kong but will sure look for another good fun Bimmer to use in new home England Uk.

[@15Godrick]

I've never been a car guy. Honda or any handmedown was good enough for me. A relative sold me a stock e90 328xi after my previous car broke. Hood got stuck and searched good ol ytube for help. Your vid was clear and inspired me to fix it myself. Thanks to u I'm down about thousands of dollars in mods. But my car feels safer, newer, and I love how it looks. I grew an appreciation for cars and plan on keeping and modding this one for a very long time. U gave me a new passion

[@himmify]

Thanks for sharing. You’ve helped me tons of times. I appreciate your effort. I’d love to see an e82 LS swap.

[@lukelmiller2489]

Best channel on here you saved all of us a lot of money and time with issues that these techs can never figure out

[@the-next-gear3626]

Thanks for sharing your story. We are brothers from another mother & father lol. I'm also an electro-mechanical engineer, also got my MCSE cert and built computers as well as robotics. Similar history to yours except I went full on automation engineering in industrial instead of staying with IT. I went back and forth between them a while before finally committing to what I do now (Automation engineering). I've worked on cars as hobbyist since my teens. I'm in my late 40s now. I'm currently a Director of technology for an aerospace company. I still do all of my own work on my cars. Like yourself I'm skilled in mechanical and electrical as well as electronics. Before becoming a director I spent years writing machinery programs in ladder logic. Anyways..... Really enjoy your channel man! Others have said it, your channel is SUPER UNDERRATED!!! I direct BMW enthusiasts to your channel regularly. Keep the content coming. A Q&A video for n54 I think would be a hit.

[@VehicularDIY]

Thanks for sharing! Yeah I wonder what percentage of engineers drive BMWs it’s probably disproportionately high haha.

[@the-next-gear3626]

@@VehicularDIY I'm thinking you're likely right! I bet the percentage is high!

[@calebderrington6423]

If you want to do an e9x series with a twist... Get an e89! It's fun, slightly different with that e9X DNA we all know and love.

[@nathanpendleton9733]

Yo man luv the channel! I've followed all your builds/DIY videos over the years and there excellent! If you could be sooo kind and do a E9x n55 build that would be freakin awesome!!! KZbin is completely over saturated with n54, b58 builds and as you already know the n55 is the red headed step child of the bunch! That doesn't mean that nobody doesn't want to see them bc there's crap tons of us that do! A DIY big turbo n55 with all the fixings would be the tits and guaranteed to draw in a bunch of new subscribers! Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing that n55 build 😉

[@abzune123]

Dude you and I did the same program I believe. I love bmws too man! You’re an idol! When you come back to canada definitely check out any alumni events, would love to meet you.

[@soccerlvr8221]

Your voice is so soothing. Defintely needed when working on horror stories we call BMWs 😍

[@Vgk36]

Musa!!!!! the Legend himself!!!! nothing but respect to you. The only reason I have a N54 car!!!!

[@qx4n9e1xp]

Thanks for the face & background reveal. Glad you're still making videos, and some of your stuff has definitely helped me out with my car. Ordered a split pin shifter upgrade from UUC just now actually. 😆 Can't wait to rebuild my shifter & eliminate slop & vagueness.

[@lucanoahmuller7952]

You’re one of the reasons why I switched from a 320d to 335i E90. It’s just the perfect platform to work on

[@osbaldoesquivel3645]

Love the channel, bro. Every time I have a problem with my 535i, I'll scroll through your videos, looking for anything that gives me idea how to solve my problem, anyways thanks for your expertise 👍

[@DEEuroworks]

Very cool, I used to have a Mystique too back in 2001 on V6 LS. Forgot the forums for it.

[@matthias_372]

That's very nice, to give us a bit of an insight. Especially what you background is. Thank's a lot.

[@jaret973]

This channel deserves at least 1 million subscribers.

[@glennshimamoto9922]

Fantastic! Super background...

[@umaruzdanov3433]

Amazing story!!! You are an engineer through and through!!! Thank you for all the content, because of you I am not afraid to mess with my BMW!

[@VehicularDIY]

Thank you!

[@cuttingedgecool7235]

Yup me too, because of you I've tackled several medium complexity labor jobs on my 2011 E90 6AT 335i.

[@robharper6662]

Interesting story. Love your videos and, in my older years they are inspiring me to get back to DIY. Thank you!

[@garyvanremortel5218]

My journey was similar, but involved USAF, military computers, motorcycles and airplanes. Now retired from Boeing Defense.

[@VehicularDIY]

Thanks for sharing, I work with the government all the time in my day job mostly consulting.

[@rowdygaragee]

Hearing you how you grew up is literally just how as I grew up 🫡

[@Leshad-eu6oj]

Your videos are awesome helped out so much with my 335i , although I think you should get a convertible BMW like a 3 series or 4 series as there’s no content on how diy the roof 😊

[@StudioMotorsports]

Mousa bro I think all of these comments should go to show how much you impacted so many different lives for the better in ways you can’t imagine. You should take this as a sign to take your content to the next level, and commit to KZbin a little more. You aren’t someone that only provides entertainment, your videos and effort are super helpful to so many people. I think you should start getting into newer or more popular cars and do what you do best!

[@harrisj2278]

Great video Moussa well I wish you were still in Etobicoke 😂 great video as always I love all the content this was a good video its evolved from The early days where we only knew your hands 😂 great work I love the channel.

[@JaggzGaming]

We thank you for posting the best bmw diys and content in general

[@Nico_335i_DCT]

Great story Musa. I did electronics too in school. But later when I worked in Radio/TV repair I had regrets. 3 of my friends were mechanics and I helped them on the weekends. I knew I had to go for automotive at school. But my career ended up in a plastic recycling factory where I worked for a very long time. My first car was a Mitsubishi Celeste 1.6. I started restoring it and had the time of my life. After a year the 3 mechanic friends told me it was my moment to buy a BMW. They knew a very nice car for me; it was an e21 323i. Which caused my 6-cylinder BMW addiction. The rest is history, hahaha. I had 2 e30's which I drove for a long time. After that my e36 325i vert came on stage. Because of my interest in the n54 engine, I finally discovered your channel in 2019 I believe. In 2021, I bought the 2009 vert 335i DCT, and I love it! Dutch regards, Nico.

[@franciscodiaz6452]

You help me a lot on my first n54 DIYs.

[@DoTheScap]

Sold 15,000. Congrats, cant wait for more vids.

[@gster109]

Youre an inspiration man. we need more vids like this. I'm out in ontario now, small world hahah.

[@SicSemperBeats]

Aw dude i would love to see you replace the e90 with a e93 m3 chassis. Can show some top maintenance and still LS swap it (i just like seeing the sexy widebody). #E9XFOREVER

[@orlandochaparro6281]

This guy is better than the Bmw dealer I have saved 💵💵💵💵 money with he’s vídeos every video is a like for me 👍👍👍👍👍

[@EuphoriaMusic1]

Please post more my friend.

[@caseyscales2087]

Loving the channel and checking out videos. BMW guy here too plus also do IT by day :P

[@17t135i]

Nice, I work in IT and messing with cars is my main hobby, my N54 sure keeps me busy haha

[@BVonBuescher]

Thank you for telling your story Moussa. You’ve become an integral part of the BMW community with your videos over the years. Of note, you have the freshest mechanic drip of all time. Always rockin the jammie pants in the garage! Thank you for all the content. One question. The DAW 775’s… buy or pass bs the RB’s or Pure 6’s?

[@garyvanremortel5218]

Musa.

[@VehicularDIY]

Lol yeah gotta stay comfortable l, I’ve evolved from pajamas to sport apparel lately. I’d go with the DAW they’ve served this car very well. DAW has made a name for themselves since I installed the 750RS set on this car.

[@BVonBuescher]

@@VehicularDIY Thanks for the response bro!

[@twinturbo8304]

My 2008 n54 is reliable and rips thanks to you. I bought an m3 2011 also. Think the n54 is a tad faster though! Thanks

[@chasinganalog]

Thanks for posting. As an E9x owner 335is and M3 your videos have been really helpful. Keep up the great work.

[@timlad123456]

Thank you for sharing please don't swap an ls engine every youtuber has done that and I don't like Generic Motors. I would like to see you swap an N54 into a blown up M3 E92 chassis car

[@chadriddle3517]

Thanks for the e background, always wondered but wasn’t going to ask. Good luck on your sale of the e90

[@Zackrevoluzion]

First time i watched was like 5 years ago on the ekp2 mod haha, still here! I been telling everyone to watch your channel always!

[@VehicularDIY]

Thanks for watching all these years!

[@Zackrevoluzion]

@Vehicular DIY always will bud!

[@slanina1]

Love your channel! Cheers from Edmonton, Alberta 🍻

[@gregorysung823]

Love watching your BMW videos for working on my E70 4.8 N62 and E90. Only got it BMWs for few years and learned a lot. Got your videos saved to my BMW playlist! Definitely do Q & A videos!

[@Hudiniastra]

Greetings from Denmark.🇩🇰 Really enjoying your videos, and I don't even own a bmw. But I would really like to own one. Especially after seeing your mods.

[@bl300zxx]

dreams really do come true...even for a fellow Canuck ...keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your love of cars from the early years

[@sggs3050]

Congratulations on your dedication to work and for the love you have always dedicated to the e9x

[@pissupehelwan]

Thanks, that explains a lot! No wonder you are so good. There are very few youtubers who can claim to be good at both the mechanical and the electronics/coding aspect of cars. It is usually one or the other or worse even none (yeah, there are some who specialize in real easy baby stuff and have amassed subscribers based on their superior video editing skills only). I am engineer by education too although it is on the flip side (i.e.Electronics but interested in car mech). I have done lots of DIY jobs on my E90 with your videos being my primary inspiration. My E90 is a daily driver. I want to move on and get another higher powered BMW but I cannot justify dumping my E90 as it is in perfect working condition despite being 11 years old.Thanks to you, the last time I took my car to a garage was years ago to get my tires balanced after getting a new set of tires - I've done everything else myself right on my driveway. *Edit: There are a lot of things you've done that are certainly above my paygrade. If I run into any of those serious issues, that's when I will dump my E90.

[@VehicularDIY]

Thanks for sharing!

[@rubenolaussen6227]

Awesome, love your videos. I have 2008 E92 335XI that i am buiding very similarly. Its great to have your videos as reference. Something i would love to see in the future on E9x is the 8HP conversion from turbolamik 👍

[@igotaction]

I second that

[@mikedemi192]

The way you go into explaining and recordind your diy videos is impeccable and precise with no shotcuts with b.s hollywood fluff. Ive performed so many tasks on my n54 because you made me feel like you were right thier doing it with me. You are not only knowledgeable but you give us confidence to perform tasks we otherwise thought were left to professionals. Thank you from the bottom of my heart brother

[@mikimiki195]

You make great content Keep it going 👍🏻

[@MrMoten-fv4cu]

I've learned so much from your channel. Stumbling on to it has changed the way I am going about my build. Nobody in the bimmer community likes my car. But I'm determined to show people that she's still one of the best. The e92 n52 xdrive. ESS makes a supercharger for this platform if you can believe it. & I haven't seen any informal or successful videos attempting it anywhere. I think this car could be a 7 month. Spirited driving monster. If the drive terrain can handle 400+hp I should be fine. Let me know what you think. As long as it's not. Should have gotten the n54. 😆

[@IanBuell]

I like your story and your interests (standalone, upgrades, coding, engineering). I work IT as well! (Cyber Security for the US Air Force). Since n54 injectors are so expensive and fail, how about doing a series on switching over to port injection and how to build and code a megasquirt controller, and fix other reliability issues on older BMW? I really like my 2011 535xi. I'd like to buy a 335 n54 wrecked off Copart and see how cheapy I could build a "reliable" N54 700hp beast! (Reliable 700hp n54? A unicorn, er, a "hoonicorn").

[@jimcavanaugh6074]

Thanks. I am enjoying your channel.

[@Jay-May]

Your story is very similar to mine, I rebuilt my first 2 stroke dirt bike motor at 13 years old, first car was a VW bus, then I got a 2002tii and never looked back and went straight to BMW. At 19 worked at a Euro repair shop while doing Computer Science at college. Enjoy your videos, keep up the good work!

[@roveit2]

Great to hear your story Mussa! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@MrJFunkSanchez]

Just bought my first BMW and watching your videos makes me feel I made the right choice. Such fun cars to drive and just need to be properly maintained.

[@eugenesilberman1592]

Damn! That was nice to watch and listen! Thanks!

[@nantan9453]

Cool story! It would be cool if you built an n54 bottom end with maybe a budget russian/china piston and rods etc. with a single turbo!

[@VehicularDIY]

I still have the E88 1 series with the N54 that we can play with. We’re starting from scratch on that N54.

[@marvenmassey]

I really enjoy your channel Moussa. Like others have said watching your channel has given me the nerve to tackle a few small things myself. Keep these video's coming! Though I dont think I could ever tackle a timing chain or cams :( PS I live in Canada and used to live in Etobicoke :) You are a far way from home my friend :) I used to live in VA (for work) and have regretted the day I decided to move back to Canada! it's freezing here!

[@garyvanremortel5218]

Musa.

[@VehicularDIY]

Lol one this I miss is how nice the summers are there.

[@aXc000]

Can't bid that car living in North Europe (+ I own e92 version of the same car) , but this car would be good and tested car with reliably added horsepower. Great to hear about your background 😎. So many awesome videos I have used when doing modifications to my car

[@S_H_92.]

Thanks for making DIY videos and good luck

[@marcwonnacott3286]

Have always really enjoyed your videos. Do an E91 LS swap. Would be a mental sleeper and still great content.

[@leosgarage2417]

Would love to see an e61 build and have it manual swapped

[@danjohnson4819]

Loved this, great job for a guy we never use to see

[@z4dude131]

Thank you for all of the work you have put into your videos. I have a 2009 E89 BMW Z4 35i with the N54. Your video about replacing the fuel injectors was a big help to me. I have about 144,000 miles on my Z4 now and it’s mostly stock. When I replaced the injectors I also installed the Precision Raceworks ignition kit which I recommend to anyone still using the stock coils.

[@robguillen2171]

Thanks for sharing and for all of your videos and helpful advice. I am a (recently) retired teacher. I've always been a car guy but wasn't really able to indulge that too much during the child-raising years. Since my kids have been out and off the payroll these past 10 years I have spent more time working on/repairing/modifying my cars, especially my 2010 E91, 2011 E82, and 1999 C5 Corvette (along with doing basic maintenance on my wife's/kids'/parents'/MIL's cars (Subaru, Toyota, Honda, two Mazdas, BMW 650i, Saturn Sky). I am planning to do a 3-stage intake on my 128i. I'm comfortable with the installation of the manifold, DISAs, etc. as I did this to my E91. But, I had the tune on the E91 done by Turner. This time I want to do the tune myself using Bimmerlabs free tune, but I have a bit of trepidation about that process. The most I've done with tuning/coding is a few coding changes using Carly. Do you have any experience with this? I know your E90 was a 335 so probably not on that one but maybe sometime in the past . . . ? Anyway, thanks for doing this and I am looking forward to seeing whatever you do on the E8x.

[@VehicularDIY]

Yes I did tube my own E30 and the turbo E30 I mentioned in this video and actually encouraged other people to try in the past. One friend built a business off it so I’m thinking to stand alone tune an LS swap and document the process in the future.

[@bryanderksen4448]

Greetings from Ontario! I've been following your content for a few years now, and it's excellent. As a shop teacher, I appreciate your thorough and logical process to your diagnostics and your work. I own an E60 535xi, Dinan tuned, KW coilovers, +2 staggered wheels. Love it!

[@armando123632]

The goat 🐐 🙌 awesome story keep it up

[@carvelera]

nice to know you bro..thank you sharing...

[@NoMeWithoutYou1]

Bro, I'm glad I came across your channel while doing some research on B58. You're a tremendous asset to the BMW community. I think your background as someone who loves and works on cars and with an engineering mindset sets you apart. You're low-key but authoritative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@Javier23JSR]

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and helping us with the best N54 KZbin channel ever! Thank you ❤

[@painttheshit3]

Would be nice to see you do a speeduino on older bmw. And rare functiond like intercooler and water cooled by ac. Or just maxout an older car with all functions of a sophisticated aftermarked ecu Maybe putting a dct into an e30 with a m50?

[@VehicularDIY]

Yeah an E30 or E21 might be a cool swap project.

[@4wdaddict41]

Your videos are awesome bro keep it up you help all of us so much!

[@workwithjp170]

You should have more subs, thanks for all you do

[@maxwellkeeling3781]

Although I never got deep into working with cars at a young age, I feel as there is some kind of connection to those who have worked in IT (or still do) and did small jobs, interest in cars in the early years, that they migrate to BMW's ahha. I really enjoy the pace and the quality of the content you have made. I've saved a few of your videos (timing chain for the N20!) but I think I should really subscribe now. Done!

[@jieddo1]

Both you and Kern417 are my goto for BMW knowledge. Keep up the great work!

[@jamestabor587]

Very nice video. Something you said really caught my attention. I have a 2013 x5 xdrive50i and I’ve been super fortunate to have really no issues as I maintain it preventably as much as possible. I have these constant can-bus codes that never go away and have no idea what they are. They are not a massive list or anything, but are not able to be handled by bmw dealer themselves, or my independent shop I always use. It seems they just get irritated with them and want to just move on because it doesn’t affect anything. If you have time or it catches your eye when I post them I’d appreciate your input. Thank you

[@SamAbraham]

Thanks for sharing, your videos have helped me a ton with my 335i over the years. Super cool to see how this all came to be!

[@gster109]

First. Wishing you the best brother.

[@mickmini3846]

Great story Musa, many thanks for sharing and for the great help, I always look at your videos before tackling something and with your good example it seems so much easier! All the best and greetings from Montreal!

[@glinx1]

I've always liked your DIY videos the best. I like how you show the removal or installation of the part all the way through and the pesky little things that can happen along the way. I also like how you explain things thoroughly. I've been needing to do my fuel regulator on my E92. I already have your video saved for that job. Thanks so much. Btw, did you ever do a update video on those turbos you got? How are they holding up. Please link me to it if you have.

[@NieJestemzPolskiPL]

Really great story, hope the best for you in future!

[@VehicularDIY]

Thank you!

[@chiiiman]

Thank you Musa!

[@high_drivexxx]

I personally think an awesome F3x n55 EWG or b58 car would fit you well! Especially since you like electronics. It's such a great chassis.

[@moonwalk6404]

Please more F series

[@BBox135]

Someone in the chat or anyone, please help me find the Nissan s13 or s14 that was said to be a drift car ? I am really interested to see how that car's performs The torque and power to the wheels is something I really want to see work. Depending on how that car runs I may try to find a way to gett N20 or n47. My mother had a 320i drive and inna Manuel it would have been a more fun. The 2020 340i xdrive has some not that much power gain however seeming those to engine built would provide great content. E30 with one of these 4 bangers would be Rad (imp) for a good fun street car possibly for the E36 as well. Any thought Vec. diy supports and randoms that are not subscribed to one of the best BMW channels in this format. Hats off to you and Jake Spencer. Jack has CV great forums. The 2 of you and Bavarian Auto works instructions/how too are by far the best N54/55 and b58 I have no doubt special times for this channel is coming. It you have the opportunity to go BMW's v8 or 10 would a blast to watch you build. Depending of the car some and a clean install you can't go wrong. Should e30's go with a 4 bangers or line 6. the newer 4 cylinders are lighter and I'm not sure that that doesn't to the 50-50 weight will be disrupted in a negative way.

[@lghazmat]

YOU REALLY HELP ME A LOT WITH YOUR VIDEOS , I OWN A 135I I NEED YOUR HELP I PUT NEW WHEELS WITH NO TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HOW I CAN ELIMINATE THE WARNING LIGHT, ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY

[@VehicularDIY]

You can code it to FTM (flat tire monitor) where it monitors wheel speed instead of the pressure sensors.

[@06acc]

Can you do a F30 suspension video on good lowering kit options I have a 2014 320I that I bought new and was interested in lowering it not to extreme just for aesthetics. Thanks

[@TheFrenchPug]

You casually went to college for Auto Robotics? That seems like you have to be pretty damn smart!!!

[@bimmertec]

U ar great bro 👏 👌

[@testIsuru]

Hi mate I am watching you videos and very much help for my DIY with my e90 , can you please do a video with BMW e90 puddle light retrofit. thanks