EXHIBIT 23.2


                            TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.
          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. dismissed Arthur
Andersen LLP as its independent auditors. 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, Tenneco
Automotive has been unable to obtain Arthur Andersen's written consent to the
incorporation by reference, from Tenneco Automotive's annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003, of Arthur Andersen's audit report with
respect to Tenneco Automotive's financial statements as of December 31, 2001 and
for the three years then ended, which by inclusion in said Form 10-K would be
incorporated by reference into previously filed Registration Statements of
Tenneco Automotive under the Securities Act.

     Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act of 1933
permits Tenneco Automotive to file this Form 10-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. Tenneco Automotive 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.