Hello,
Anytime you have coolant in oil, it is a good idea to do a blown head gasket test. This test checks for combustion gases in the coolant.
Here is a guide of how to do that test:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test
Also when you have a blown head gasket, you will get white smoke out of the tail pipe, due to having coolant in the oil.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe
The effectiveness of those chemical sealer is always up for the debate. As the success rate can depend on the size of the leak and the materials the gasket is build out of.
As for the broken tooth on the flywheel. It is likely you could have more of them break. However what is more likely is that when you shut the engine off in any random time the starter can be lined up with the part of the flywheel that is missing the teeth. This will prevent the car from starting as the starter will be unable to turn the flywheel to start the engine.
I have attached diagrams for your reference.
Please let me know of any questions.
Thank you.
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Friday, September 10th, 2021 AT 12:51 PM