EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated May 31, 2001, except for Note 13, as to which the
date is June 14, 2001, in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
(Form S-3 No. 333-63726) and related Prospectus of IMPCO Technologies, Inc.
dated July 26, 2001.


   Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of IMPCO
Technologies, Inc., listed in Item 16(b). This schedule is the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based
on our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

                                          /s/ Ernst  & Young LLP

Long Beach, California

July 25, 2001