Power steering leak

fts902

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Mazda Protege5
Just bought an 03 protege 5 for a few hundred. Needed some brake work and had a power steering leak. The leak was coming from the cooling line routed in front of the radiator. I bypassed the cooling line. However I am concerned that could cause overheating of the power steering fluid/pump. Should I replace the cooling line just to be on the safe side? Do I need even need to worry?
 
I had the same issue with my 02 protege. I bypassed the line a year and 10k ago. Haven't had any issues.
 
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