Patent ID: 6159383
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A fuel filtering system for an internal combustion engine, said internal combustion having a fuel supply line and a fuel reservoir, said fuel filtering system comprising:a filter head, said filter head having a pump positioned in a housing, said pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, said housing being adapted to protect said pump from impact and vibration, said housing having a housing inlet and a housing outlet, said housing inlet being in flow communication with said pump inlet, said housing outlet being in flow communication with said pump outlet, said housing inlet being connectable with said fuel reservoir, said housing outlet being connectable with said fuel supply line;a replaceable filter element being connectable with said housing, said replaceable filter element being adapted to separate water and a plurality of impurities from a fuel;a water separating bowl being in flow communication with said replaceable filter element, said water separating bowl being adapted to collect water separated from said fuel; anda pressure sensor positioned in said housing, said pressure sensor providing an output signal, said pump operating in response to said output signal from said pressure sensor.