Exhibit 99.3

       TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE CLOSES ON OFFERING OF $500 MILLION OF NEW SENIOR
                               SUBORDINATED NOTES
              CALLS 11 5/8 SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES FOR REDEMPTION

Lake Forest, Illinois, November 19, 2004 - Tenneco Automotive (NYSE:TEN)
announced today that the company closed on its private placement offering of
$500,000,000 of 8-5/8 percent senior subordinated notes due November 15, 2014.

The sale of the notes resulted in net proceeds to the company from the
transaction of $487 million after deducting fees and other transaction related
expenses. The net proceeds of this transaction, together with cash on hand, were
used to redeem $500,000,000 aggregate principle amount of the company's
outstanding 11-5/8 percent senior subordinated notes due in 2009. The company
has called these notes for redemption and expects the redemption to close on
December 20, 2004.

With the closing of this transaction, the company successfully lowered its
annual interest expense by approximately $15 million, or 20-cents per diluted
share. The company expects to record non-recurring pre-tax charges related to
the redemption premium and fees and the write-off of deferred debt issuance
costs of approximately $29 million and $9 million, respectively, in the fourth
quarter, 2004.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tenneco Automotive offered the new senior subordinated notes in reliance upon an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 for an offer and
sale of securities that does not involve a public offering. The notes have not
been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any such security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation
or sale in any jurisdiction in which it would be unlawful.

THE COMPANY
Tenneco Automotive is a $3.8 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in
Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,200 employees worldwide. Tenneco
Automotive is one of the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers
of emission control and ride control products and systems for the automotive
original equipment market and the aftermarket. Tenneco Automotive markets its
products principally under the Monroe(R), Walker(R), Gillet(R) and
Clevite(R)Elastomer brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and
Monroe Reflex(R) shocks and struts, Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker(R)
Quiet-Flow(R) mufflers, Dynomax(R) performance exhaust products, and
Clevite(R)Elastomer noise, vibration and harshness control components.


SAFE HARBOR
This press release includes statements that are "forward looking" within the
meaning of federal securities law concerning Tenneco Automotive's offering of
new notes. These

forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as
"will," "expects," "conditioned," or other similar words and phrases. The
company's ability to complete the transactions is subject to market conditions
and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements.

Contacts:    Jane Ostrander
             Media Relations
             847 482-5607
             jane.ostrander@tenneco-automotive.com

             Leslie Hunziker
             Investor Relations
             847 482-5042
             leslie.hunziker@tenneco-automotive.com