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Timothy R. Donovan                          TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE
Executive Vice President,                   500 North Field Drive
General Counsel and Managing Director       Lake Forrest, Illinois 60045
of International Group
Tel  847 482-5053
Fax  847 482-5040



May 25, 2004

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:      Tenneco Automotive Inc.
         Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-114520)
         Registration Statement Withdrawal Request

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Tenneco Automotive Inc. (the "Company") hereby requests withdrawal of its
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-114520), together with all
amendments and exhibits thereto (the "Registration Statement") pursuant to Rule
477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). The Company originally filed the Registration Statement on April 16,
2004.

The Company is requesting the withdrawal of the Registration Statement due to
the volatility in the market and the impact on the Company's stock price. The
Company has determined that concluding the planned offering pursuant to the
Registration Statement at this time is not in the best interest of its current
stockholders. No securities have been or will be issued or sold under the
Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Company respectfully requests that the
Securities and Exchange Commission issue an order consenting to the withdrawal
of the Registration Statement as soon as reasonably possible.

Please forward copies of the order consenting to the withdrawal of the
Registration Statement to the undersigned via facsimile at (847) 482-5040 and
via mail at 500 North Field Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois 60041, and to Jodi A.
Simala, Esq. of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, via facsimile at (312) 701-7711
and via mail at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, 190 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois, 60603.

If you have any questions or comments or require further information or
documentation, please contact Jodi A. Simala of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP,
counsel to the Company, at (312-701-7920).



                            Respectfully,

                            Tenneco Automotive, Inc.



                            By:  /s/ Timothy R. Donovan
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                            Name: Timothy R. Donovan

                            Title:    Executive Vice President