Patent ID: 8460422

Claim:
A diesel engine service package for servicing an exhaust aftertreatment system having a particulate trap, comprising: a fuel filtering mechanism including a body component having an outer body surface, and an inner body surface defining a fuel passage having a longitudinal axis and extending between first and second body ends, the fuel filtering mechanism further including a filtering component, and an annular support element; the first body end including a housing connector having a first external thread, and the second body end including a conduit connector having a second external thread, and the outer body surface including a polygonal surface segment which is circumferential of the longitudinal axis and located axially between the first and second body ends, for engaging with an installation tool; the filtering component having a filter material configured to filter a fuel passed through the fuel passage between a housing and a fuel supply conduit respectively connected with the first and second body ends, the filtering component including an elongate cup shape and having a three-dimensional wetted filter surface, and a mounting surface adjoining the wetted filter surface; the annular support element extending radially between the body component and the filtering component and being bonded with each of the inner body surface and the mounting surface; and wherein the body component is formed from a first metallic material, the filter material includes a second metallic material, and the annular support element is formed from a third material, and further including an O-ring formed from a fourth material and positioned on the body component at a location axially between the polygonal surface segment and the second body end.