TEXTAINER FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                            San Francisco, CA 94108



November 10, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  we are
submitting  herewith for filing on behalf of Textainer Equipment Income Fund IV,
L.P. (the "Partnership") the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Third Quarter ended September 30, 2000.

This filing is being effected by direct  transmission to the Commission's  EDGAR
System.

Sincerely,

Nadine Forsman
Controller

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                              UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington DC 20549



                               FORM 10-Q



             QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
                  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


             For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000


                     Commission file number 0-21228


                TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
                   A California Limited Partnership
         (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            California                                          94-3147432
  (State or other jurisdiction                                (IRS Employer
 of incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)

   650 California Street, 16th Floor
          San Francisco, CA                                      94108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (ZIP Code)

                                 (415) 434-0551
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarter Ended September 30, 2000

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Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - September 30, 2000 (unaudited)
          and December 31, 1999............................................................            3



          Statements of Operations for the three and nine months
          ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited)....................................            4



          Statements of Partners' Capital for the nine months
          ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited)....................................            5



          Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
          ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited)....................................            6



          Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)........................................            8



Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          and Results of Operations........................................................            12


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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Balance Sheets

September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
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                                                                                  2000                    1999
                                                                           ----------------        ----------------
                                                                             (unaudited)
<S>                                                                             <C>                      <C>
Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated
   depreciation of $49,027 (1999:  $45,244) (note 4)                     $          64,589       $          69,262
Cash                                                                                 2,889                   2,660
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
   accounts of $550 (1999:  $749)                                                    3,927                   4,042
Due from affiliates, net (note 2)                                                      492                     730
Prepaid expenses                                                                         -                      20
                                                                           ----------------        ----------------

                                                                         $          71,897       $          76,714
                                                                           ================        ================

Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
   Accounts payable                                                      $             525       $             515
   Accrued liabilities                                                                 366                     290
   Accrued recovery costs                                                              212                     186
   Accrued damage protection plan costs                                                375                     544
   Warranty claims                                                                     369                     415
   Deferred quarterly distributions                                                    123                     127
   Container purchases payable                                                         279                       -
                                                                           ----------------        ----------------

      Total liabilities                                                              2,249                   2,077
                                                                           ----------------        ----------------

Partners' capital:
   General partners                                                                      -                       -
   Limited partners                                                                 69,648                  74,637
                                                                           ----------------        ----------------

      Total partners' capital                                                       69,648                  74,637
                                                                           ----------------        ----------------

                                                                         $          71,897       $          76,714
                                                                           ================        ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
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                                                        Three months       Three months       Nine months         Nine months
                                                           Ended              Ended              Ended               Ended
                                                       Sept. 30, 2000     Sept. 30, 1999     Sept. 30, 2000      Sept. 30, 1999
                                                       --------------     --------------     --------------      ---------------
<S>                                                       <C>                   <C>                 <C>                   <C>
Rental income                                         $        4,318   $        4,334      $      13,144      $        12,706
                                                       --------------     --------------     --------------     ----------------

Costs and expenses:
   Direct container expenses                                   1,137            1,377              3,567                4,463
   Bad debt expense (benefit)                                     14              100                (67)                 343
   Depreciation                                                1,701            1,748              5,093                5,324
   Write-down of containers (note 4)                              73              135                224                  446
   Professional fees                                              18               32                 59                   52
   Management fees to affiliates (note 2)                        394              416              1,213                1,259
   General and administrative costs to
     affiliates (note 2)                                         235              185                671                  727
   Other general and administrative costs                         41               46                128                  133
                                                       --------------   --------------     --------------     ---------------

                                                               3,613            4,039             10,888               12,747
                                                       --------------   --------------     --------------     ----------------

   Income (loss) from operations                                 705              295              2,256                  (41)
                                                       --------------   --------------     --------------     ----------------

Other income (expense):
   Interest income                                                64               27                169                  101
   Loss  on sale of containers (note 4)                          (62)            (181)               (24)                (672)
                                                       --------------   --------------     --------------     ----------------

                                                                   2             (154)               145                 (571)
                                                       --------------   --------------     --------------     ----------------

    Net  earnings (loss)                              $          707   $          141      $       2,401      $          (612)
                                                       ==============   ==============     ==============     ================

Allocation of net earnings (loss) (note 2):
   General partners                                   $           25   $           30      $          75      $            94
   Limited partners                                              682              111              2,326                 (706)
                                                       --------------   --------------     --------------     ----------------

                                                      $          707   $          141      $       2,401      $          (612)
                                                       ==============   ==============     ==============     ================
Limited partners' per unit share
   of net  earnings (loss)                            $         0.10   $         0.02      $        0.34      $         (0.10)
                                                       ==============   ==============     ==============     ================

Limited partners' per unit share
   of distributions                                   $         0.35   $         0.42      $        1.05      $          1.32
                                                       ==============   ==============     ==============     ================

Weighted average number of limited
   partnership units outstanding                           6,772,010        6,793,790          6,786,530            6,793,790
                                                       ==============   ==============     ==============     ================



See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Partners' Capital

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                                           Partners' Capital
                                                                     -----------------------------------------------------------

                                                                        General              Limited                 Total
                                                                     --------------       ---------------       ----------------

<S>                                                                        <C>                 <C>                  <C>
Balances at January 1, 1999                                        $             -      $         85,661      $          85,661

Distributions                                                                  (94)               (8,946)                (9,040)

Redemptions (note 5)                                                             -                   (34)                   (34)

Net loss                                                                        94                  (706)                  (612)
                                                                     --------------       ---------------       ----------------


Balances at September 30, 1999                                     $             -      $         75,975      $          75,975
                                                                     ==============       ===============       ================


Balances at January 1, 2000                                        $             -      $         74,637      $          74,637

Distributions                                                                  (75)               (7,128)                (7,203)

Redemptions (note 5)                                                             -                  (187)                  (187)

Net earnings                                                                    75                 2,326                  2,401
                                                                     --------------       ---------------       ----------------


Balances at September 30, 2000                                     $             -      $         69,648      $          69,648
                                                                     ==============       ===============       ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements
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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                                          2000              1999
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------
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Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings (loss)                                                          $            2,401  $            (612)
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to
      net cash provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation                                                                         5,093              5,324
        Write-down of containers (note 4)                                                      224                446
        (Decrease) increase in allowance for doubtful accounts                                (199)               306
        Loss on sale of containers                                                              24                672
        Decrease in assets:
            Accounts receivable                                                                460                197
            Due from affiliates, net                                                           243                105
            Prepaid expenses                                                                    20                 28
         Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
            Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                            86                201
            Accrued recovery costs                                                              26                 46
            Damage protection plan costs                                                      (169)               155
            Warranty claims                                                                    (46)               (46)
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------


               Net cash provided by operating activities                                     8,163              6,822
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of containers                                                          1,252              3,113
   Container purchases                                                                      (1,791)            (1,553)
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------

              Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities                             (539)             1,560
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Redemptions of limited partnership units                                                  (187)               (34)
    Distributions to partners                                                               (7,208)            (9,067)
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------

               Net cash used in financing activities                                        (7,395)            (9,101)
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash                                                                229               (719)

Cash at beginning of period                                                                  2,660              2,488
                                                                                   ----------------   ----------------

Cash at end of period                                                           $            2,889  $           1,769
                                                                                   ================   ================



See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements Of Cash Flows--Continued

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Supplemental Disclosures:

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, distributions
to partners,  and proceeds  from sale of  containers  which had not been paid or
received as of  September  30, 2000 and 1999,  and  December  31, 1999 and 1998,
resulting in  differences  in amounts  recorded and amounts of cash disbursed or
received by the  Partnership,  as shown in the  Statements of Cash Flows for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.

                                                               Sept. 30       Dec. 31         Sept. 30        Dec. 31
                                                                 2000           1999            1999           1998
                                                             -----------    -----------    -------------    ----------
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Container purchases included in:
     Due to affiliates..............................             $  73          $  -             $  -           $ 16
     Container purchases payable....................               279             -                -              -

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates..............................                 8             9                9             10
     Deferred quarterly distributions...............               123           127              149            175

Proceeds from sale of containers included in:
     Due from affiliates............................               347           270              539            792

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, distributions
to partners and proceeds from sale of containers recorded by the Partnership and
the amounts  paid or received as shown in the  Statements  of Cash Flows for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.


                                                                                                 2000           1999
                                                                                                 ----           ----

Container purchases recorded......................................................            $ 2,143        $ 1,537
Container purchases paid..........................................................              1,791          1,553

Distributions to partners declared................................................              7,203          9,040
Distributions to partners paid....................................................              7,208          9,067

Proceeds from sale of containers recorded.........................................              1,329          2,860
Proceeds from sale of containers received.........................................              1,252          3,113

The  Partnership  has  entered  into direct  finance  leases,  resulting  in the
transfer of containers from container rental  equipment to accounts  receivable.
The  carrying  values of  containers  transferred  during the nine months  ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999 were $146 and $43, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements
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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Notes To Financial Statements

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
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Note 1.   General

      Textainer  Equipment Income Fund IV, L.P. (the Partnership),  a California
      limited  partnership  with a maximum life of 20 years, was formed in 1991.
      The Partnership owns a fleet of intermodal marine cargo containers,  which
      are leased to international shipping lines.

      The accompanying  interim comparative  financial  statements have not been
      audited by an independent  public  accountant.  However,  all  adjustments
      (which  were only  normal and  recurring  adjustments)  which are,  in the
      opinion of management,  necessary to fairly present the financial position
      of the  Partnership as of September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 and the
      results of its operations, changes in partners' capital and cash flows for
      the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, have been made.

      The financial  information  presented herein should be read in conjunction
      with  the  audited  financial  statements  and  other  accompanying  notes
      included in the Partnership's  annual audited  financial  statements as of
      December 31, 1999, in the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K.

      Certain   estimates  and  assumptions  were  made  by  the   Partnership's
      management that affect the reported  amounts of assets and liabilities and
      disclosures  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at the  date of the
      financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of revenue and  expenses
      during the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from those
      estimates.

Note 2.   Transactions with Affiliates

      Textainer  Financial  Services  Corporation  (TFS) is the managing general
      partner of the Partnership.  TFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textainer
      Capital Corporation (TCC).  Textainer  Equipment  Management Limited (TEM)
      and  Textainer   Limited  (TL)  are  associate  general  partners  of  the
      Partnership.  The  managing  general  partner  and the  associate  general
      partners  are  collectively  referred to as the General  Partners  and are
      commonly  owned by Textainer  Group Holdings  Limited  (TGH).  The General
      Partners  also act in this capacity for other  limited  partnerships.  The
      General Partners manage and control the affairs of the Partnership.

      In accordance with the Partnership Agreement,  sections 3.08 through 3.12,
      net earnings or losses and distributions are generally allocated 1% to the
      General  Partners and 99% to the Limited  Partners.  If the  allocation of
      distributions exceeds the allocation of net earnings and creates a deficit
      in a General Partner's capital account, the Partnership Agreement provides
      for a  special  allocation  of gross  income  equal to the  amount  of the
      deficit to be made to the General Partners.

      As part of the operation of the Partnership,  the Partnership is to pay to
      the General Partners an acquisition  fee, an equipment  management fee, an
      incentive management fee, and an equipment liquidation fee. These fees are
      for various services  provided in connection with the  administration  and
      management of the Partnership. The Partnership capitalized $103 and $73 of
      container  acquisition  fees as a component of container  costs during the
      nine-month  periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,  respectively.  The
      Partnership incurred $100 and $300 of incentive management fees during the
      three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000,  respectively,  and
      $114 and  $372,  respectively,  for the  comparable  periods  in 1999.  No
      equipment liquidation fees were incurred during these periods.

      The  Partnership's  container  fleet  is  managed  by TEM.  In its role as
      manager,  TEM has  authority to acquire,  hold,  manage,  lease,  sell and
      dispose of the  Partnership's  containers.  TEM holds,  for the payment of
      direct operating expenses,  a reserve of cash that has been collected from
      leasing operations;  such cash is included in due from affiliates,  net at
      September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999.

      Subject to certain reductions, TEM receives a monthly equipment management
      fee equal to 7% of gross revenues  attributable to operating leases and 2%
      of gross  revenues  attributable  to full  payout net  leases.  These fees
      totaled $294 and $913 for the three and nine-month periods ended September
      30,  2000,  respectively,   and  $302  and  $887,  respectively,  for  the
      comparable periods in 1999. The Partnership's container fleet is leased by
      TEM to third party lessees on operating master leases,  spot leases,  term
      leases and direct finance  leases.  The majority of the container fleet is
      leased under  operating  master  leases with limited terms and no purchase
      option.

      Certain  indirect  general  and  administrative  costs  such as  salaries,
      employee  benefits,   taxes  and  insurance  are  incurred  in  performing
      administrative  services  necessary to the  operation of the  Partnership.
      These  costs  are  incurred   and  paid  by  TFS  and  TEM.   General  and
      administrative  costs  allocated to the  Partnership  during the three and
      nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:

                                      Three months                 Nine months
                                    ended Sept. 30,              ended Sept. 30,
                                    ---------------              ---------------
                                    2000       1999              2000       1999
                                    ----       ----              ----       ----

      Salaries                      $115       $108              $344       $397
      Other                          120         77               327        330
                                     ---        ---               ---        ---
       Total general and
          administrative costs      $235       $185              $671       $727
                                     ===        ===               ===        ===

      TEM allocates these general and administrative costs based on the ratio of
      the  Partnership's  interest  in  the  managed  containers  to  the  total
      container  fleet  managed by TEM during the period.  TFS  allocates  these
      costs  based on the  ratio of the  Partnership's  containers  to the total
      container  fleet of all limited  partnerships  managed by TFS. The General
      Partners allocated the following general and  administrative  costs to the
      Partnership  during the three and nine-month  periods ended  September 30,
      2000 and 1999:

                                     Three months                  Nine months
                                    ended Sept. 30,              ended Sept. 30,
                                    ---------------              ---------------
                                    2000       1999              2000       1999
                                    ----       ----              ----       ----

      TEM                           $195       $163              $569       $648
      TFS                             40         22               102         79
                                     ---        ---               ---        ---
       Total general and
         administrative costs       $235       $185              $671       $727
                                     ===        ===               ===        ===

      The General  Partners  may acquire  containers  in their own name and hold
      title on a temporary basis for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition
      of such containers for the Partnership.  The containers may then be resold
      to the  Partnership  on an  all-cash  basis at a price equal to the actual
      cost, as defined in the Partnership  Agreement.  In addition,  the General
      Partners are entitled to an acquisition  fee for any containers  resold to
      the Partnership.

      At September  30, 2000  and December 31, 1999,  due from  affiliates,  net
      was comprised of:

                                                           2000             1999
                                                           ----             ----
      Due from affiliates:
               Due from TEM.......................         $583             $784
                                                            ---              ---

      Due to affiliates:
             Due to TFS...........................           43               38
             Due to TCC...........................           47               15
             Due to TL............................            1                1
                                                            ---              ---
                                                             91               54
                                                            ---              ---

      Due from affiliates, net                             $492             $730
                                                            ===              ===

      These amounts  receivable  from and payable to affiliates were incurred in
      the ordinary course of business between the Partnership and its affiliates
      and represent timing differences in the accrual and remittance of expenses
      and fees  described  above and in the accrual and remittance of net rental
      revenues and sales proceeds from TEM.

Note 3.   Rentals Under Long-Term Operating Leases

      The following are the future rent receivables  under cancelable  long-term
      operating leases at September 30, 2000.  Although the leases are generally
      cancelable  with a penalty  at the end of each  twelve-month  period,  the
      following schedule assumes that the leases will not be terminated.

      Year ending September 30:


      2001.............................................                   $1,363
      2002.............................................                      894
      2003.............................................                      722
      2004.............................................                      674
      2005.............................................                      660
                                                                           -----

      Total future rentals receivable..................                   $4,313
                                                                           =====

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Note 4.   Container Rental Equipment Write-Down

      New container  prices steadily  declined from 1995 through 1999.  Although
      container prices increased in 2000, the cost of new containers at year-end
      1998,  during 1999 and the first three quarters of 2000 was  significantly
      less than the average cost of  containers  purchased  in prior years.  The
      Partnership  evaluated  the  recoverability  of  the  recorded  amount  of
      container  rental  equipment at September 30, 2000 and 1999 for containers
      to be held  for  continued  use and  determined  that a  reduction  to the
      carrying value of these containers was not required.  The Partnership also
      evaluated  the   recoverability  of  the  recorded  amount  of  containers
      identified for sale in the ordinary course of business and determined that
      a reduction to the carrying value of these  containers  was required.  The
      Partnership  wrote down the value of these  containers to their  estimated
      fair value, which was based on recent sales prices less cost to sell.

      During the nine-month  period ended  September 30, 2000,  the  Partnership
      recorded a write-down of $224 on 304  containers  identified  for sale and
      sold 289 previously  written down containers for a loss of $10. During the
      nine-month  period ended  September 30, 1999, the  Partnership  recorded a
      write-down  of $446 on 642  containers  identified  for  sale and sold 755
      previously  written-down  containers for a loss of $192.  The  Partnership
      incurred losses on the sale of some containers previously  written-down as
      the actual sales prices  received on these  containers were lower than the
      estimates used for the write-downs,  primarily due to unexpected  declines
      in container sales prices.  The Partnership  also sold containers that had
      not been  written-down and recorded a loss of $14 and $480 during the nine
      months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

      If more  containers are  subsequently  identified for sale or if container
      sales prices decline, the Partnership may incur additional  write-downs on
      containers  and/or  may  incur  losses  on the  sale  of  containers.  The
      Partnership  cautions  that a  write-down  of container  rental  equipment
      and/or an  increase  in its  depreciation  rate may be  required in future
      periods for some or all of its container rental equipment.

Note 5.   Redemptions
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      The following  redemptions were consummated by the Partnership  during the
      nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999:

                                                             Units              Average
                                                           Redeemed         Redemption Price         Amount Paid
                                                           ---------       -----------------         ------------
<S>                                                          <C>                 <C>                     <C>
      Total  Partnership  redemptions as of
         December 31, 1998........................           48,825              $12.25                $ 598

      Quarter ended:
         March 31, 1999...........................            3,288              $10.34                   34
                                                             ------                                      ---


     Partnership through September 30,1999........           52,113              $12.13                $ 632
                                                             ======                                      ===



     Total  Partnership  redemptions as of
       December 31, 1999..........................           52,113              $12.13                $ 632

     Quarter ended:
       September 30, 2000.........................           21,780              $ 8.59                  187
                                                             ------                                      ---


     Partnership through September 30, 2000.......           73,893              $11.08                $ 819
                                                             ======                                      ===



      The redemption price is fixed by formula.
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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
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The Financial  Statements contain  information,  which will assist in evaluating
the  financial  condition  of  the  Partnership  as of and  for  the  three  and
nine-month  periods  ended  September  30,  2000 and 1999.  Please  refer to the
Financial  Statements  and  Notes  thereto  in  connection  with  the  following
discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

From  May 1,  1992  until  April  30,  1994,  the  Partnership  offered  limited
partnership  interests  to the  public.  The  Partnership  received  its minimum
subscription  amount  of  $5,000  on June 11,  1992 and on  April  30,  1994 the
Partnership had received a total subscription amount of $136,918.

From time to time,  the  Partnership  redeems units from limited  partners for a
specified  redemption  value,  which  is  set  by  formula.  Up  to  2%  of  the
Partnership's outstanding units may be redeemed each year, although the 2% limit
may be exceeded at the Managing General  Partner's  discretion.  All redemptions
are subject to the Managing  General  Partner's  good faith  determination  that
payment for the redeemed units will not (i) cause the Partnership to be taxed as
a  corporation,  (ii) impair the capital or  operations of the  Partnership,  or
(iii) impair the ability of the Partnership to pay  distributions  in accordance
with its distribution  policy.  During the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000, the  Partnership  redeemed 21,780 units for a total dollar amount of $187.
The Partnership used cash flows from operations to pay for the redeemed units.

The Partnership invests working capital,  cash flow from operations prior to its
distribution  to the partners and proceeds  from  container  sales that have not
been  used  to  purchase  containers  in  short-term,  liquid  investments.  The
Partnership's  cash is  affected  by  cash  provided  by or  used in  operating,
investing and financing  activities.  These  activities  are discussed in detail
below.

Limited partners are currently receiving monthly  distributions in an annualized
amount equal to 7% of their original  investment.  During the nine-month  period
ended September 30, 2000, the Partnership declared cash distributions to limited
partners pertaining to the period from December 1999 through August 2000, in the
amount of $7,128. On a cash basis, all of these  distributions were from current
year operating activities.  On a GAAP basis, $4,802 of these distributions was a
return of capital and the balance was from net earnings.

At  September  30,  2000,  the   Partnership  had  no  commitments  to  purchase
containers.

Net cash  provided by operating  activities  for the  nine-month  periods  ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999 was $8,163 and $6,822, respectively. The increase of
$1,341  or 20%,  was  primarily  attributable  to an  increase in net  earnings,
adjusted for non-cash  transactions  and  fluctuations  in accounts  receivable,
offset by  fluctuations in accrued damage  protection plan costs.  Net earnings,
adjusted for non-cash  transactions,  increased primarily due to the decrease in
direct  container  expenses and the increase in rental  income.  These items are
discussed  more fully in  "Results  of  Operations".  The  decrease  in accounts
receivable  of $460 for the  nine-month  period  ended  September  30,  2000 was
primarily  due to the  decrease  in the  average  collection  period of accounts
receivable.  The  decrease in  accounts  receivable  of $197 for the  comparable
period in 1999 was primarily due to the decline in rental  income.  The decrease
in accrued damage  protection  plan costs was primarily due to a decrease in the
number of containers covered under the damage protection plan.

For the nine-month  period ended  September 30, 2000, net cash used in investing
activities  (the purchase and sale of containers)  was $539 compared to net cash
provided by  investing  activities  of $1,560 for the same  period in 1999.  The
increase  in net cash used in  investing  activities  of  $2,099  was due to the
decrease in container sales and an increase in container purchases.  The General
Partners  believe that the  fluctuation in container  purchases  reflects normal
fluctuations in recent container purchases.  The decrease in container sales was
primarily due to the Partnership  selling fewer containers during the nine-month
period  ended  September  30, 2000 than in the  comparable  period in 1999.  The
Partnership has continued to sell containers in low demand locations  (described
below  under  "Results  of  Operations");  however  there  were fewer low demand
locations  and fewer  containers  in these  locations,  primarily as a result of
previous  sales  efforts,  which  resulted  in  the  decline  in the  number  of
containers sold. The sales prices received on container sales was comparable for
both periods, however these sales prices are lower than sales prices received in
previous  years as a result of current market  conditions,  which have adversely
affected the value of used  containers.  Until  conditions  improve in these low
demand  locations,  the  Partnership  plans  to  continue  to  sell  some of its
containers in these  locations.  The amount of these sales  proceeds will affect
how much the Partnership can reinvest in new containers.

The rate of reinvestment is also affected by cash from operations  available for
reinvestment  which, like sales proceeds,  has been adversely affected by market
conditions.  These market  conditions have resulted in a slower than anticipated
rate of reinvestment.  Market conditions are discussed more fully under "Results
of Operations." A slower rate of reinvestment  will, over time,  affect the size
of the Partnership's container fleet. Furthermore,  even with reinvestment,  the
Partnership  is not likely to be able to replace  all the  containers  it sells,
since new container prices are usually higher than the average sales price for a
used container.

Consistent  with its  investment  objectives  and  subject  to its  distribution
policy,  the  Partnership  intends  to  continue  to  reinvest  both  cash  from
operations  available for reinvestment and all, or a significant  amount of, the
proceeds from container  sales in additional  containers.  Cash from  operations
available  for  reinvestment  is generally  equal to cash  provided by operating
activities,  less  distributions  and redemptions  paid,  subject to the General
Partners' authority to set all of these amounts (and modify reserves and working
capital), as provided in the Partnership Agreement. The amount of sales proceeds
available for reinvestment will fluctuate based on the number of containers sold
and the sales  price  received.  The  Partnership  sells  containers  when (i) a
container reaches the end of its useful life or (ii) an analysis  indicates that
the sale is warranted  based on existing  market  conditions and the container's
age, location and condition.


Results of Operations

The  Partnership's  income from operations,  which consists  primarily of rental
income, container depreciation,  direct container expenses, management fees, and
reimbursement of administrative expenses was directly related to the size of the
container fleet during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
as well as certain other factors as discussed  below. The following is a summary
of the container fleet (in units) available for lease during those periods:

                                                           2000             1999
                                                           ----             ----

   Beginning container fleet...............              32,876           34,661
   Ending container fleet..................              32,802           33,321
   Average container fleet.................              32,839           33,991

The  decline in the average  container  fleet of 3% from the  nine-month  period
ended  September  30,  1999 to the  comparable  period  in  2000  was due to the
Partnership  having sold more  containers  than it purchased since September 30,
1999.  Although  some of the sales  proceeds  were used to  purchase  additional
containers,  fewer containers were bought than sold, resulting in a net decrease
in the size of the container fleet. As noted above,  when containers are sold in
the future, sales proceeds are not likely to be sufficient to replace all of the
containers sold. This trend, which is expected to continue, has contributed to a
slower rate of  reinvestment  than had been  expected  by the General  Partners.
Other  factors  related  to this trend are  discussed  above in  "Liquidity  and
Capital Resources".

Rental income and direct container expenses are also affected by the utilization
of the container fleet,  which was 78% and 69% on average during the nine months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.  In addition,  rental income is
affected by daily rental rates,  which have  decreased  between the periods,  as
described below.

The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.

The  Partnership's  income (loss) from  operations  for the  nine-month  periods
ending September 30, 2000 and 1999 was $2,256 and ($41), respectively, on rental
income of $13,144 and $12,706,  respectively.  The increase in rental  income of
$438,  or 3%,  from  the  nine-month  period  ended  September  30,  1999 to the
comparable  period in 2000 was  attributable to an increase in container  rental
income  offset by a decrease  in other  rental  income.  Income  from  container
rentals, the major component of total revenue,  increased $624, or 6%, primarily
due to the  increase  in  average  on-hire  utilization  of 13%,  offset  by the
decreases in average container fleet of 3%, and average rental rates of 3%.

The  improvement in  utilization  was due to  improvements  in demand for leased
containers and in the trade balance, primarily as a result of the improvement in
certain Asian  economies and a related  increase in exports out of Europe.  This
improvement  in demand,  coupled with container  lessors'  efforts to sell older
containers in low demand locations, has also reduced the container surplus.

However, the trade imbalance between Asia and North America still exists, and as
a consequence,  the build-up of  containers,  primarily on the East Coast of the
United States,  persists.  The Partnership has been unable to reposition a large
number of newer  containers to higher demand  locations in Asia,  due to lack of
available vessel capacity from the United States East Coast ports.

As a result,  the Partnership  continues to sell some containers  located in low
demand  locations.  The  decision  to sell  containers  is based on the  current
expectation  that the economic  benefit of selling  these  containers is greater
than the estimated  economic benefit of continuing to own these containers.  The
majority of the containers sold during 1999 and 2000 were older containers.  The
expected  economic  benefit of  continuing  to own these  older  containers  was
significantly less than that of newer containers  primarily due to their shorter
remaining marine life, the cost to reposition containers and the shipping lines'
preference for leasing newer containers when they are available.

Once the decision had been made to sell  containers,  if the book value of these
containers was greater than the estimated fair value, the Partnership wrote down
the value of these  specifically  identified  containers to their estimated fair
value, which was based on recent sales prices. Due to unanticipated  declines in
container  sales prices  during 1999,  the actual sales prices  received on some
containers were lower than the estimates used for the  write-down,  resulting in
the  Partnership  incurring  losses  upon the sale of some of these  containers.
Until the trade balance between Asia and North America improves, the Partnership
may incur  further  write-downs  and/or  losses on the sale of such  containers.
Should the decline in economic value of continuing to own such  containers  turn
out  to  be  permanent,   the  Partnership  may  be  required  to  increase  its
depreciation rate or write-down the value on some or all of its container rental
equipment.

The decline in the purchase price of new  containers  and the container  surplus
mentioned  above have  resulted in the decline in rental rates in recent  years.
However,  as a result of the improvement in demand and increases in the purchase
price of new  containers,  rental rates have  stabilized  during the first three
quarters of 2000.

The General  Partners are  cautiously  optimistic  that rental rates will remain
stable and the current level of utilization  will be maintained  during 2000 and
may improve if demand for leased  containers  and the trade balance  continue to
improve. However, the General Partners caution that utilization, lease rates and
container sale prices could also decline,  adversely affecting the Partnership's
operating results.

Other rental income consists of other lease-related items, primarily income from
charges to lessees for dropping off containers in surplus locations less credits
granted to lessees for  leasing  containers  from  surplus  locations  (location
income),  income from charges to lessees for handling and  returning  containers
(handling  income)  and income from  charges to lessees for a Damage  Protection
Plan (DPP).  For the  nine-month  period ended  September 30, 2000, the total of
these  other  rental  income  items  was  $1,272,  a  decrease  of $186 from the
equivalent  period in 1999.  The decrease was  primarily due to decreases in DPP
and location income of $94 and $83, respectively. DPP income decreased primarily
due to a decrease in the number of containers covered under DPP. Location income
decreased due to the decrease in charges to lessees for dropping off  containers
in certain  locations,  offset by the decrease in credits granted to lessees for
picking up containers from certain locations.

Direct  container  expenses  decreased  $896, or 20% from the nine-month  period
ending  September 30, 1999, to the  equivalent  period in 2000. The decrease was
primarily  due to  decreases  in  storage  and DPP  expenses  of $672 and  $407,
respectively,  offset by an increase in repositioning  expense of $369.  Storage
expense  decreased  due to the increase in average  utilization  noted above and
lower average storage costs per container.  DPP expense decreased  primarily due
to a  decrease  in the number of  containers  covered  under DPP.  Repositioning
expense increased due to the increase in the average  repositioning  cost due to
the high demand for limited vessel capacity noted above,  offset by a decline in
the number of containers repositioned.

Bad debt expense  decreased  from an expense of $343 for the  nine-month  period
ended September 30, 1999, to a benefit of $67 for the comparable period in 2000.
The benefit  recorded for the  nine-month  period ended  September  30, 2000 was
primarily due to an overall lower required reserve at September 30, 2000 than at
December 31, 1999.

Depreciation  expense  decreased  $231, or 4%, from the nine-month  period ended
September  30,  1999,  to the  comparable  period in 2000 due to the decrease in
fleet size.

New  container  prices  steadily  declined  from  1995  through  1999.  Although
container  prices  began  increasing  in  2000,  the cost of new  containers  at
year-end   1998,   during  1999  and  the  first  three  quarters  of  2000  was
significantly less than the average cost of containers purchased in prior years.
The Partnership evaluated the recoverability of the recorded amount of container
rental  equipment at September  30, 2000 and 1999 for  containers to be held for
continued  use and  determined  that a reduction to the carrying  value of these
containers was not required.  The Partnership also evaluated the  recoverability
of the recorded amount of containers  identified for sale in the ordinary course
of business  and  determined  that a reduction  to the  carrying  value of these
containers  was  required.  The  Partnership  wrote  down  the  value  of  these
containers to their estimated fair value, which was based on recent sales prices
less cost to sell.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000, the Partnership  recorded
a  write-down  of $224 on 304  containers  identified  for  sale  and  sold  289
previously  written down  containers  for a loss of $10.  During the  nine-month
period ended September 30, 1999, the  Partnership  recorded a write-down of $446
on 642  containers  identified  for sale and  sold 755  previously  written-down
containers for a loss of $192. The  Partnership  incurred  losses on the sale of
some containers  previously  written-down as the actual sales prices received on
these  containers  were  lower  than the  estimates  used  for the  write-downs,
primarily due to unexpected  declines in container sales prices. The Partnership
also sold containers that had not been  written-down  and recorded a loss of $14
and $480 during the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

If more  containers are  subsequently  identified for sale or if container sales
prices decline,  the Partnership may incur additional  write-downs on containers
and /or may incur losses on the sale of containers.

Management fees to affiliates  decreased $46, or 4%, from the nine-month  period
ended  September 30, 1999 to the comparable  period in 2000, due to the decrease
in incentive  management  fees,  offset by the increase in equipment  management
fees.  Incentive  management fees, which are based on the Partnership's  limited
and general partner  distributions  and initial  partners' capital decreased $72
due to the decreases in the limited partner  distribution  percentage from 9% to
8% of partners'  capital in July 1999 and from 8% to 7% of partners'  capital in
October 1999.  Equipment  management  fees,  which are based  primarily on gross
revenue,   increased  $26  due  to  the  increase  in  rental  income  and  were
approximately 7% of rental income for both periods.

General and  administrative  costs to affiliates  decreased $56, or 8%, from the
nine-month  period ended  September 30, 1999 to the  comparable  period in 2000,
primarily due to a decrease in the allocation of overhead costs from TEM, as the
Partnership represented a smaller portion of the total fleet managed by TEM.

Other income  increased from an expense of $571 for the nine-month  period ended
September  30,  1999 to income of $145 for the  comparable  period in 2000.  The
increase was primarily  due to the decrease in loss on sale of  containers  from
$672 to $24.

Net earnings per limited partnership unit increased from a loss of $0.10 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 to earnings of $0.34 for the same period in
2000, reflecting the increase in net earnings allocated to limited partners from
a loss of $706 to  earnings  of  $2,326,  respectively.  The  allocation  of net
earnings  (loss)  included a special  allocation  of gross income to the General
Partners in accordance with the Partnership Agreement.


The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
three-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.

The  Partnership's  income from  operations for the  three-month  periods ending
September 30, 2000 and 1999 was $705 and $295, respectively, on rental income of
$4,318 and $4,334,  respectively.  The decrease in rental income of $16 from the
three-month period ended September 30, 1999 to the comparable period in 2000 was
attributable  to the decrease in other rental income,  offset by the increase in
container rental income.  Income from container  rentals  increased $320, or 9%,
primarily due to the increase in average  on-hire  utilization of 14%, offset by
the decreases in average container fleet of 3% and average rental rates of 3%.

Other rental  income was $294 for the  three-month  period ended  September  30,
2000, a decrease of $336 from the  equivalent  period in 1999.  The decrease was
primarily  due to decreases  in  location  and  DPP income  of  $156,  and $149,
respectively. The decrease in location income was due to the increase in credits
granted to lessees for picking up  containers  from  certain  locations  and the
decrease in charges to lessees for dropping off containers in certain locations.
DPP income declined primarily due  to a refund of $113 to one lessee as a result
of the lessee  canceling their  DPP coverage in July, 2000. The Partnership also
recorded a decrease in previously accrued damage protection plan cost related to
units on lease to this lessee  as a result of this  cancellation, resulting in a
decrease to DPP expense of $187.

Direct  container  expenses  decreased $240, or 17% from the three-month  period
ending  September 30, 1999, to the  equivalent  period in 2000. The decrease was
primarily  due to  decreases  in DPP and  storage  expenses  of $268  and  $256,
respectively,  offset  by an  increase  in  repositioning  expense  of $342. DPP
expense declined primarily  due to the reduction in the  DPP reserve as a result
of a  lessee canceling their DPP coverage  as described  above. Storage  expense
decreased  due to the increase in average utilization   noted  above  and  lower
average storage costs per container. Repositioning expense  increased  primarily
due to  the  increase in the average repositioning  cost due to the  high demand
for  limited  vessel  capacity  noted above.

Bad debt expense  decreased  from $100 to $14 for the  three-month  period ended
September 30, 1999 to the comparable  period in 2000. The decrease was primarily
due to a smaller  required  increase to bad debt reserve during the  three-month
period ended September 30, 2000 than in the same period in 1999.

Depreciation  expense  decreased $47, or 3%, from the  three-month  period ended
September  30,  1999,  to the  comparable  period in 2000 due to the decrease in
fleet size.

During  the  three-month   periods  ended  September  30,  2000  and  1999,  the
Partnership  recorded  write-downs of $73 and $135,  respectively  on containers
identified  for sale. The decrease in the write-down of $62 was primarily due to
fewer containers identified as for sale and requiring a reserve.

Management fees to affiliates  decreased $22, or 5% from the three-month  period
ended  September  30,  1999 to the  same  period  in 2000  due to  decreases  in
incentive  management and equipment  management fees.  Incentive management fees
decreased $14 due to the decrease in the limited partner distribution percentage
from from 8% to 7% of partners'  capital in October 1999.  Equipment  management
fees decreased $8 due to the decline in rental income and were  approximately 7%
of rental income for both periods.

General and administrative  costs to affiliates  increased $50, or 27%, from the
three-month  period ended  September 30, 1999 to the comparable  period in 2000,
primarily due to an increase in the  allocation  of overhead  costs from TEM and
TFS as a result of the increase in allocable costs.

Other income  increased $156 from an expense of $154 for the three-month  period
ended September 30, 1999 to income of $2 for the comparable  period in 2000. The
increase was primarily  due to the decrease in loss on sale of  containers  from
$181 to $62.

Net earnings per limited partnership unit increased from $0.02 to $0.10 from the
three-month  period  ended  September  30,  1999 to the  same  period  in  2000,
reflecting the increase in net earnings  allocated to limited partners from $111
to $682,  respectively.  The  allocation  of net  earnings  included  a  special
allocation  of gross  income to the  General  Partners  in  accordance  with the
Partnership Agreement.

Although  substantially  all of the  Partnership's  income  from  operations  is
derived from assets employed in foreign operations, virtually all of this income
is  denominated  in United  States  dollars.  The  Partnership's  customers  are
international  shipping  lines,  which transport  goods on  international  trade
routes.  The  domicile  of the lessee is not  indicative  of where the lessee is
transporting  the  containers.  The  Partnership's  business risk in its foreign
operations lies with the  creditworthiness of the lessees, and the Partnership's
ability to keep its containers under lease,  rather than the geographic location
of the  containers or the domicile of the lessees.  The containers are generally
operated on the international high seas rather than on domestic  waterways.  The
containers are subject to the risk of war or other political, economic or social
occurrence  where  the  containers  are used,  which  may  result in the loss of
containers,  which,  in turn,  may have a material  impact on the  Partnership's
results of operations  and  financial  condition.  The General  Partners are not
aware of any  conditions as of September 30, 2000,  which would result in such a
risk materializing.

Other risks of the Partnership's  leasing  operations include  competition,  the
cost of  repositioning  containers  after  they come  off-lease,  the risk of an
uninsured  loss,  increases in maintenance  expenses or other costs of operating
the  containers,  and the effect of world trade,  industry trends and/or general
business and economic cycles on the Partnership's operations. See "Risk Factors"
in the Partnership's Prospectus, as supplemented,  for additional information on
risks of the Partnership's business.

Forward Looking Statements

The foregoing includes forward-looking statements and predictions about possible
or  future  events,  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition.   These
statements  and  predictions  may  prove  to  be  inaccurate,   because  of  the
assumptions  made by the  Partnership  or the  General  Partners  or the  actual
development  of  future  events.  No  assurance  can be given  that any of these
forward-looking statements or predictions will ultimately prove to be correct or
even substantially correct. The risks and uncertainties in these forward-looking
statements  include,  but are not  limited  to,  changes  in demand  for  leased
containers,  changes in global  business  conditions  and their  effect on world
trade,  future  modifications  in the way in  which  the  Partnership's  lessees
conduct their business or of the  profitability of their business,  increases or
decreases in new container  prices or the  availability  of financing  therefor,
alterations in the costs of maintaining and repairing used containers, increases
in competition,  changes in the Partnership's  ability to maintain insurance for
its  containers  and its  operations,  the effects of  political  conditions  on
worldwide  shipping and demand for global trade or of other general business and
economic cycles on the  Partnership,  as well as other risks detailed herein and
from time to time in the Partnership's  filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  The  Partnership  does  not  undertake  any  obligation  to  update
forward-looking statements.



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                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.


                             TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
                             A California Limited Partnership

                             By Textainer Financial Services Corporation
                             The Managing General Partner



                             By _______________________________
                                Ernest J. Furtado
                                Senior Vice President


Date: November 10, 2000

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Textainer  Financial
Services  Corporation,  the Managing  General Partner of the Registrant,  in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:


Signature                                Title                                          Date
<S>                                        <C>                                               <C>


________________________                 Senior Vice President,                         November 10, 2000
Ernest J. Furtado                        (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary




________________________                 President (Principal Executive                 November 10, 2000
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)

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                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.


                               TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND IV, L.P.
                               A California Limited Partnership

                               By Textainer Financial Services Corporation
                               The Managing General Partner



                               By /s/Ernest J. Furtado
                               __________________________________

                               Ernest J. Furtado
                               Senior  Vice President

Date: November 10, 2000



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Textainer  Financial
Services  Corporation,  the Managing  General Partner of the Registrant,  in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:


Signature                                Title                                          Date

<S>                                     <C>                                               <C>


/s/Ernest J. Furtado
____________________________             Senior Vice President,                         November 10, 2000
Ernest J. Furtado                        (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary



/s/John A. Maccarone
____________________________             President (Principal Executive                 November 10, 2000
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)


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