FLUID FILTER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF SERVICIING THEREOF

A filter cartridge is provided including a media pack, a valve arrangement, and first and second seal members. The seal members have different release forces associated with them. In one implementation, the different release forces are provided by having differing outermost dimensions (diameter, if circular). One of the seal members can be larger than the other seal member. In some arrangements, the relationship between the outermost dimension of the first seal member is 1.5 times the size of the outermost dimension of the second seal member. In another aspect, the disclosure provides a filter assembly including a filter bowl and a removable and replaceable filter cartridge operably mounted in the bowl. The filter cartridge includes a media pack, a valve arrangement, and a seal member forming a seal between the filter bowl and the filter cartridge. The seal blocks fluid flow from the interior of the filter bowl through a drain port defined by the filter bowl. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for a method of servicing a filter assembly. The method includes removing a filter bowl from a filter head to, first, release a seal between the filter bowl and the filter cartridge to open a drain port in the filter bowl. Next, fluid is drained from the filter bowl through the drain port. Next, the user continues to remove the filter bowl from the filter head to, second, release a seal between the filter cartridge and the filter head.