A fuel filter cartridge for filtering and heating fuel for an internal combustion engine, - comprising a cup-shaped housing, which has a housing jacket circulating in the circumferential direction, a housing bottom, and a housing opening located axially opposite the housing bottom, - comprising a filter element, which is inserted into this housing and which separates a dirty room from a clean room, for filtering the fuel, - comprising an electrical heating device arranged in the housing for heating the fuel, - comprising a cover inserted into the housing for closing the housing opening, - comprising an inlet nozzle for the fuel, which is fluidically connected to the dirty room, - comprising an outlet nozzle for the fuel, which is fluidically connected to the clean room, - comprising a pressure plate, which abuts axially on the cover on an outer side of the cover, which faces away from the housing bottom, - comprising an electrical connection for the electrical power supply of the heating device and which is connected to the heating device in an electroconductive manner, - wherein the electrical connection has a base plug, which is embodied on the cover and which is connected to the heating device in an electroconductive manner and which can be plugged into an adapter plug, which can be electrically connected to the power supply, - wherein, on the cover, the base plug protrudes axially outwards from the outer side thereof, - wherein, radially spaced apart from the plate edge, the pressure plate has a passage opening, which is closed in the circumferential direction, for the base plug, - wherein the base plug is guided axially through the passage opening, characterized by - a crimp ring, which is supported axially on a plate edge of the pressure plate on an outer side of the pressure plate, which faces away from the housing bottom, and which is crimped with a frontside housing edge, which surrounds the housing opening and is embodied on the housing jacket. - comprising a cup-shaped housing, which has a housing jacket circulating in the circumferential direction, a housing bottom, and a housing opening located axially opposite the housing bottom, - comprising a filter element, which is inserted into this housing and which separates a dirty room from a clean room, for filtering the fuel, - comprising an electrical heating device arranged in the housing for heating the fuel, - comprising a cover inserted into the housing for closing the housing opening, - comprising an inlet nozzle for the fuel, which is fluidically connected to the dirty room, - comprising an outlet nozzle for the fuel, which is fluidically connected to the clean room, - comprising a pressure plate, which abuts axially on the cover on an outer side of the cover, which faces away from the housing bottom, - comprising an electrical connection for the electrical power supply of the heating device and which is connected to the heating device in an electroconductive manner, - wherein the electrical connection has a base plug, which is embodied on the cover and which is connected to the heating device in an electroconductive manner and which can be plugged into an adapter plug, which can be electrically connected to the power supply, - wherein, on the cover, the base plug protrudes axially outwards from the outer side thereof, - wherein, radially spaced apart from the plate edge, the pressure plate has a passage opening, which is closed in the circumferential direction, for the base plug, - wherein the base plug is guided axially through the passage opening, characterized by - a crimp ring, which is supported axially on a plate edge of the pressure plate on an outer side of the pressure plate, which faces away from the housing bottom, and which is crimped with a frontside housing edge, which surrounds the housing opening and is embodied on the housing jacket.