Filter device

A filter element, comprising:

• an upper end disc;
• a lower end disc;
• a filter material arranged between the upper end disc and the lower end disc;
• a dirt pot on the lower end disc;
• a pin attached to a lower surface of the filter element at an attachment location and configured to be received within a channel in an installed orientation, the pin extending away from the attachment location in a direction parallel to a central axis of the filter element, the pin having a base of a first width at the attachment location, the pin having a free end and a groove defined between the attachment location and the free end, the pin having a second width that defines a circumference of the groove, the second width approximately orthogonal to the central axis, wherein the first width is greater than the second width;
• and
• an opening in the dirt pot.