POWER OF ATTORNEY
AND
CONFIRMING STATEMENT

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that I hereby designate, appoint, and
constitute, and hereby confirm the designation, appointment and constitution of,
each of James D. Harrington, John E. Kunz, Brandon B. Smith, Kenneth R. Trammell
and Edward J. West as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to execute and file on my behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any
amendments thereto) that I may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange as a result of my direct or indirect
ownership of, or transactions in, securities of Tenneco Inc. or its subsidiary
companies.  I hereby further grant unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent all
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, fully to all
intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent or my substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of the power and
authority granted hereunder to each attorney-in-fact.  The authority of James D.
Harrington, Brandon B. Smith, Kenneth R. Trammell and Paul D. Novas under this
Power of Attorney and Confirming Statement shall continue until I am no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to my direct or indirect ownership
of or transactions in securities of Tenneco Inc. or its subsidiary companies.

	I hereby acknowledge that James D. Harrington, John E. Kunz, Brandon B. Smith,
Kenneth R. Trammell and Edward J. West are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.


Date:     February 6, 2017

Signed: /s/ Benny Purushotam Patel