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1930's FRAM P-2 Oil Filter

1937hd45 · 2012-03-13T08:43:15.000Z

Does anyone have an idea what the market value is on a NEW in the Box Fram P-2 oil filter? Paper work states it fits Cord, Chrysler, Lincoln, Auburn, many Packard models, Peerless, Stutz, and Pierce-Arrow along with some common cars and trucks. Thank you!

Mar 13, 2012 (edited)1.6K views

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· Mar 13, 2012

It's best value may well be for a static display engine. There are some horror stories of folks using very old NOS filters only to find the paper element had deteriorated or weakened over time and the first surge of oil turned it into mush that filled and plugged some of the oil galleries, with the expected result.

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· Mar 14, 2012

In addition to the paper filtering substance mentioned above, some filter designs from the 1930's use a cotten thread material as the filtering media. You can imagine the natural breakdown that would occur with that substance over the years, and the bad outcome that could result if the filter was eventually put into service (as noted by Owen_Dyneto above). John

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· Mar 16, 2012

Maybe there is a bigger market for the box.

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