A fluid filter assembly is adapted to filter out contaminants from a fluid supply. The filter assembly includes a housing that is adapted to house a cylindrical filter element. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing. A top plate is secured to the upper filter housing. Both the top plate and upper filter housing include seals that are adapted to seal the filter. The filter includes threads formed on an exterior surface of the upper housing to allow the filter to be coupled to a filter mount. Dirty fuel enters the filter through the top plate by use of a plurality of openings formed in the top plate, passes through media of the filter element, and exits through a center opening formed in the top plate.