A fuel filter, comprising: a housing including: a first axially disposed side wall forming a radially outermost portion of a circumference for the housing; a first radially disposed end wall connected to a first axial edge of the first axially disposed side wall; a second radially disposed end wall; an outlet port which extends from the second radially disposed end wall; and, an inlet port extending from the first radially disposed end wall; characterized by a second axially disposed side wall of the housing located radially inward of the first axially disposed side wall and defining a first axial end, a third radially disposed end wall of the housing connecting the first axially disposed side wall with the second axially disposed side wall at a second axial end opposite to the first axial end; wherein the second radially disposed end wall is connected to the first axial end, and wherein the outlet port of the fuel filter is radially aligned with the second axially disposed side wall; and a filter element, located within a cavity of the housing, having at least an axially disposed wall with a first portion, wherein the first portion of the axially disposed wall is disposed between the first axially disposed side wall and the second axially disposed side wall, and wherein the cavity is divided by the filter element into an unfiltered fluid portion (116C, 116E,116G) fluidly connected to the inlet port and a filtered fluid portion (116D, 116F) fluidly connected to the outlet port. a housing including: a first axially disposed side wall forming a radially outermost portion of a circumference for the housing; a first radially disposed end wall connected to a first axial edge of the first axially disposed side wall; a second radially disposed end wall; a first axially disposed side wall forming a radially outermost portion of a circumference for the housing; a first radially disposed end wall connected to a first axial edge of the first axially disposed side wall; a second radially disposed end wall; an outlet port which extends from the second radially disposed end wall; and, an inlet port extending from the first radially disposed end wall; characterized by a second axially disposed side wall of the housing located radially inward of the first axially disposed side wall and defining a first axial end, a third radially disposed end wall of the housing connecting the first axially disposed side wall with the second axially disposed side wall at a second axial end opposite to the first axial end; wherein the second radially disposed end wall is connected to the first axial end, and wherein the outlet port of the fuel filter is radially aligned with the second axially disposed side wall; and a filter element, located within a cavity of the housing, having at least an axially disposed wall with a first portion, wherein the first portion of the axially disposed wall is disposed between the first axially disposed side wall and the second axially disposed side wall, and wherein the cavity is divided by the filter element into an unfiltered fluid portion (116C, 116E,116G) fluidly connected to the inlet port and a filtered fluid portion (116D, 116F) fluidly connected to the outlet port. a second axially disposed side wall of the housing located radially inward of the first axially disposed side wall and defining a first axial end, a third radially disposed end wall of the housing connecting the first axially disposed side wall with the second axially disposed side wall at a second axial end opposite to the first axial end; wherein the second radially disposed end wall is connected to the first axial end, and wherein the outlet port of the fuel filter is radially aligned with the second axially disposed side wall; and a filter element, located within a cavity of the housing, having at least an axially disposed wall with a first portion, wherein the first portion of the axially disposed wall is disposed between the first axially disposed side wall and the second axially disposed side wall, and wherein the cavity is divided by the filter element into an unfiltered fluid portion (116C, 116E,116G) fluidly connected to the inlet port and a filtered fluid portion (116D, 116F) fluidly connected to the outlet port.