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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                        [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN]
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33314717 of
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated June 14, 1996 on
the combined financial statements of the Coltec Automotive OEM Business Group as
of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for the two years in the period ended December
31, 1995 included in Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.'s current report on Form 8-K
dated June 17, 1996 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
    
 
                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Detroit, Michigan
   
October 29, 1996
    
