A filter assembly for an engine, has: a housing having a longitudinal axis and defining an internal volume, the housing having an open end and defining an oil inlet and an oil outlet, the internal volume having a first zone and a second zone, the first zone in fluid communication with the oil inlet, the second zone in fluid communication with the oil outlet; a cartridge assembly having a filter cartridge, and a cover sealingly engageable to the housing to close the open end of the housing, the filter cartridge axially locked in the housing by the cover, the cover removably securable to the housing; and a sealing member between the housing and the cartridge assembly, the sealing member separating the first zone from the second zone such that the first zone communicates with the second zone through the filter cartridge.