EXHIBIT 99.2

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tenneco Automotive
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Mark A.
McCollum, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

                                          /s/ MARK A. MCCOLLUM
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                                          Mark A. McCollum
                                          Chief Financial Officer

March 18, 2003

     This certification accompanies this report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.