Patent ID: 8240332

Claim:
A fuel supply system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine with fuel supplied from a fuel tank, said fuel supply system comprising: a filter housing mounted within the fuel tank and around a filter access opening formed in the fuel tank; said filter housing having a filter chamber and an open access end aligned with the filter access opening; said filter housing further including a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet which open into said filter chamber; a filter removably insertable within said filter chamber through said filter access opening; said filter securable within said filter chamber to separate said fuel inlet from said fuel outlet; a filter housing plug removably securable to said filter housing to selectively open and close said filter access opening; a pump housing mounted within the fuel tank and around a pump access opening formed in the fuel tank, said pump access opening formed through said fuel tank separate and apart from said filter access opening; a fuel pump removably securable within said pump housing; a fuel line connecting said fuel outlet of said filter housing to an inlet of said pump housing.