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 . <EOS>