EXHIBIT 24A




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated  September 24, 1996,  which appears on
page 31 of the 1996  Annual  Report to  Shareholders  of Echlin  Inc.,  which is
incorporated  by reference in Echlin  Inc.'s  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended August 31, 1996. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page 12 of such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.







/s/ Price Waterhouse
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
April 7, 1997