EX-23 7 c91289exv23.txt CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 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, 333-101973 and 333-113705 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-24291 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 8, 2005, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Tenneco Automotive Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related to a change in accounting for goodwill and intangible assets upon adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142) and management's report of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tenneco Automotive Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004. Deloitte & Touche, LLP Chicago, Illinois March 15, 2005