280 leaking rear main--where to find gaskets?
 

I am in USA and having difficulty finding a supplier of 280 rear main seal.
Engine has to be pulled so I will want to replace other gaskets such as valve cover and oil pan gaskets. Can not find those either. Maybe I just have to order through the local MBZ dealer and pay thru the nose?



Was going to sell the car and then the seal blew. I am guessing this will cost about $3000 to do at a shop and am wondering if I can get my money back or would I be better off selling it as a project car in hopes a good DIY can
do this a lot cheaper. The car is in great shape other then the seal.

Yes.

The engine# is stamped into the top of the cylinder block, left side, a bit aft of the distributor.

153624 is read thusly:
15-too young
36-too old
24-just right
your wife may be willing to explain

You can look the part numbers in one of the free EPC sites. Most of those parts should be the same as a US vehicle of the same approx. year with a 2.8 engine. Yours is a M110.990 which was used int nthe 280 R107 from ''81-'85.

Free EPC.

https://mercedes.7zap.com/en/eu/fg/car/

https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/epc/mercedes/