Exhibit 23(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP One North Wacker Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: (312) 298-2000 Facsimile: (312) 298-2001 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 30, 2002 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of Modine Manufacturing Company, which is incorporated by reference in Modine Manufacturing Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2002. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated April 30, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chicago, Illinois October 25, 2002