Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(33-55135, 33-54717, 333-56725, 333-53853, 333-67805 and 333-74661) on Form S-3,
the registration statement (333-81943) on Form S-4, and the registration
statements (333-38961, 33-54301, 33-51403, 33-32429, 33-32323, 33-30171 and
2-93179) on Form S-8 of our report dated February 16, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Federal-Mogul Corporation, the
consolidated financial statements of Federal-Mogul Ignition Company (and the
Cooper Automotive division of Cooper Industries, Inc., its predecessor) and the
consolidated financial statements of Federal-Mogul Products, Inc. (and the Moog
Automotive division of Cooper Industries, Inc., its predecessor), all of which
are included in Federal-Mogul Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999.

/s/ Ernst and Young LLP
    Detroit, Michigan
    March 15, 2000