1999 V70 Bypassed heater core and coolant is still leaking

[sammydadavis]

So I had my radiator replaced around 2 months ago and just last week as I was driving home my coolant light came on. I was taking it to get checked out at a local garage and I started seeing smoke through the dash, which I soon learned meant my heater core was faulty. No one in my area was willing to do heater core replacements so I just bypassed it, but not before I had a puddle of coolant in my back and front passenger side seats.

I took it on a test drive after the bypass and it was still leaking, light came on after 5 minutes of driving through town. I pulled over and there was a visible leak under the car so I let it run in park for about an hour today and drove it around the block a few times to see if I could find where the leak was. It looked like there was a leak around one of the hoses that connect to the expansion tank. Is it more likely that the expansion tank is leaking or the hose attached to it? how would I know the difference and is it feasible for me to replace them myself or should I try to find someone in the area?

[abscate]

The expansion tans and caps are known to bad on these cars after 16 years. Inspect it and replace when you find the crack