For starters, you should check FastLane (hosts of this website) for a comparison of parts costs for your car (link below):

http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/part.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&cookieid=1IQ0T506Q1J20N4DS7&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&year=1997&make=MB&model=S-500-003&category=A&showChildren=false

The cam oil tubes is below:

http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/wizard.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&cookieid=1IQ0T506Q1J20N4DS7&year=1997&make=MB&model=S-500-003&category=A&part=Cam+Oil+Line+Fitting

If push comes to shove, ship the car to somebody else outside of Russia.

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'94 SL500 Tourmaline Green, 120K miles as of February 27, 2005.

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