SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):   JULY 23, 2002


                             TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




          DELAWARE                      1-12387                  76-0515284
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)





500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS                         60045
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (847) 482-5000







ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On July 23, 2002, the company announced its results of operations for
the second quarter 2002. A copy of the press release announcing the company's
second quarter 2002 results is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K report, and
is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

    Exhibit
    Number     Description

     99.1      Press Release, dated July 23, 2002, announcing Tenneco
               Automotive's second quarter 2002 results of operations.








                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                               TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.

Date:  July 29, 2002
                                          By:  /s/ Mark A. McCollum
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                                               Mark A. McCollum
                                               Senior Vice President and Chief
                                               Financial Officer








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EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit
  Number       Description


   99.1        Press Release, dated July 23, 2002, announcing Tenneco
               Automotive's second quarter 2002 results of operations.











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