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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Quaker State Corporation on Form S-8 for the registration of 65,385 shares of
Capital Stock which may be issued under the Non-employee Director Restricted
Stock Agreement, and in the Section 10(a) prospectus and the reoffer prospectus
used in connection therewith, of our report dated January 27, 1998, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement
schedule of Quaker State Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997
and 1996, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997,
which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to
the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts."

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Dallas, Texas
August 11, 1998