Patent ID: 8127934

Claim:
A filter assembly comprising: a housing lid removably-attached to a housing body that defines a filter chamber; a standpipe extending from an end wall of the housing body; a flow control valve affixed to the standpipe, wherein the flow control valve is defined to include a locking member including a head defining one or more openings; and a replaceable filter element disposable in said filter chamber, wherein said replaceable filter element includes a first end cap, a center tube integrally formed with the first end cap, wherein the center tube includes a substantially cylindrical side portion circumscribing an outer radial surface of the standpipe, an end wall that is formed integrally with said substantially cylindrical side portion, at least one flow control valve actuator pin extending axially from said end wall, wherein said at least one flow control valve actuator pin engages said head and projects through said one or more openings of said locking member of said flow control valve.