1977 Mercedes Benz 450sl Ruined camshaft and rocker arms

1977 MERCEDES BENZ 450SL
189,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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UAJONESY
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The oiling tubes over the camshaft stopped working on the passenger side of my engine and the camshat and rocker arms were ruined.(scored)

I checked the checked the other camshaft and found that the oil kept oiling so nothing was ruied.

Is it possible that if I changed the oil, camshaft, camshaft assembly, and rocker arms would everything function properly again?
Feb 24, 2010 at 12:31 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Possible, but you may have damage to the journals in the head, so inspet them carefully.
Feb 24, 2010 at 4:28 PM
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SENDTODOUG
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You should be okay, you will have to replace the cam towers, along with the camshaft. There are no journals in the head to worry about.
Nov 3, 2010 at 6:29 PM
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