Abstract: A removable fuel tank filter device, comprising a hollow body tube with an opening at either end, mesh filtering means located at one end of the tube, and at the other end of the tube means for maintaining the device in close proximity to the opening of a fuel tank, can be used to remove sediment from liquid hydrocarbon fuels being added to a fuel tank. The filter is placed in the opening to the fuel tank, a fuel nozzle is placed into the filter, and as fuel is pumped into the tank, the filter acts to remove any sediment that is present.