This article published August 25, 1992 tells of the aquisition:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...5BC0A964958260
This article shows the Federal-Mogul corporate time line:
http://www.answers.com/topic/federal...rp?cat=biz-fin
Not the same parts, but same parent company, for a little over 15 years.