Tenneco Automotive Third Quarter 2003 Earnings News Release and Conference Call Notice

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 1, 2003 -- Tenneco Automotive plans to issue its third quarter 2003 earnings news release before the market opens on Tuesday, October 21, 2003, and hold a conference call the same day at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The purpose of the call is to discuss the company's results of operations for the last fiscal quarter, as well as other matters that may impact the company's outlook.

  News Release:        Before the market opens on Tuesday, October 21, 2003.
                       The news release will be sent by email and fax to the
                       Tenneco Automotive investor distribution list and
                       will be available on First Call, PRNewswire and the
                       Tenneco Automotive web site.

  Conference Call:     Tuesday, October 21, 2003
                       The conference call will be hosted by Mark Frissora,
                       chairman and CEO and Ken Trammell, senior vice
                       president and chief financial officer.

  Time:                10:30 a.m. Eastern time
                       9:30 a.m. Central time

  Phone Numbers:       800 779-7694 (domestic)
                       630 395-0023 (international)

  Passcode:            Tenneco Auto

  Conference Leader:   Leslie Hunziker

  Call Playback:       Available one hour following completion of the call
                       on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 through 6:00 p.m. EST,
                       October 28, 2003.  Call 800 839-8559 domestic or 402
                       998-1013 international.

  Passcode:            8400

  Web Site Broadcast:  www.tenneco-automotive.com
                       For a "listen only" broadcast, go to the company's
                       web site and select the "live web cast" link.  Please
                       go to the web site at least 15 minutes prior to the
                       start of the call to register and download and
                       install any necessary audio software.  A replay of
                       this call will also be available on the Tenneco
                       Automotive web site.

Tenneco Automotive is a $3.5 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,600 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe(R) and Walker(R) global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and Monroe Reflex(R) shocks and struts, Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker(R) Quiet-Flow(R) mufflers and DynoMax(R) performance exhaust products, and Monroe(R) Clevite(R) vibration control components.