EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-17485, 333-30933, 333-17487, 333-41535, 333-27279, 333-23249, 333-27281,
333-41537, 333-48777, 333-76261, 333-33442, 333-33934, 333-58056 and 333-101973
on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-24291 on Form S-3 and Registration
Statement No. 333-107953 on Form S-4 of our report dated March 9, 2004, relating
to the consolidated financial statements of Tenneco Automotive Inc. as of and
for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to (i) a change
in accounting for goodwill and intangible assets upon adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, and (ii) the application of procedures
relating to certain disclosures and reclassifications of financial statement
amounts related to the 2001 financial statements that were audited by other
auditors who have ceased operations and for which we have expressed no opinion
or other form of assurance other than with respect to such disclosures and
reclassifications) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tenneco
Automotive Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois

March 11, 2004