EXHIBIT 23.2

                   TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. BENEFITS COMMITTEE
                EXPLANATION CONCERNING ABSENCE OF CURRENT WRITTEN
                         CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Section 11(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provides that if part
of a registration statement at the time it becomes effective contains an untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits a material fact required to be stated
therein necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, any person
acquiring a security pursuant to such registration statement (unless it is
proved that at the time of such acquisition such person knew of such untruth or
omission) may assert a claim against, among others, an accountant who has
consented to be named as having certified any part of the registration statement
or as having prepared any report for use in connection with the registration
statement.

Effective as of May 16, 2002, Tenneco Automotive Inc. (the "Company") dismissed
Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent auditors. In addition, the Commission
received from Arthur Andersen a letter dated June 17, 2002 indicating that its
client-auditor relationship had ceased with respect to the Tenneco Automotive
Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees (the "Plan"). At that time,
the Benefits Committee of the Company had not yet dismissed Andersen as
independent auditors of the Plan. Subsequently, however, both the Benefits
Committee and the Audit Committee of the Company approved the dismissal of
Arthur Andersen LLP with respect to the Plan and the engagement of Deloitte &
Touche as independent auditors of the Plan for the year ending December 31,
2002. On August 31, 2002, Arthur Andersen LLP voluntarily relinquished all of
its permits and is no longer licensed to practice as a public accountant. As a
result, after reasonable efforts, the Tenneco Automotive Inc. Benefits Committee
has been unable to obtain Arthur Andersen's written consent to the incorporation
by reference, from the annual report of the Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002, of Arthur Andersen's audit report with respect to the Plan's
financial statements as of December 31, 2001 which by inclusion in said Form
11-K would be incorporated by reference into previously filed Registration
Statements of the Plan under the Securities Act.

Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act of 1933 permits
the Tenneco Automotive Inc. Benefits Committee to file this Form 11-K without a
written consent from Arthur Andersen. However, as a result, Arthur Andersen will
not have any liability under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue
statements of a material fact contained in the financial statements audited by
Arthur Andersen or any omissions of a material fact required to be stated
therein. Accordingly, individuals, their successors or assigns may be unable to
assert a claim against Arthur Andersen under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act
with respect to such financials. The Tenneco Automotive Inc. Benefits Committee
believes, however, that other persons who may be liable under Section 11(a) of
the Securities Act, including the Company's officers and directors, may still
rely on Arthur Andersen's audit reports as being made by an expert under the due
diligence defense provision of Section 11(b) of the Securities Act.