Excellent, thanks Jim. That line above sums up precisely what I was after too.
My conclusion is that it's probably not worth me making the switch to DOT5 in the Rover unless I can be bothered to replace the seals in the servo (I've already done most of the others). I think I'll give it a miss this time. I also suspect that the Rover will be harder to bleed than my Triumph, which would complicate things further. Thanks all, again.
The other thing I found when googling, but didn't bother to post, is the fact that there is a DOT5.1. That one is not silicone, but an uprated version of DOT4. So that one *is* compatible with normal garage fluid.
Why on earth didn't they name it DOT4.5 or even DOT6. Someone, somewhere is going to get confused!
Jim
Received your email. Replied twice yesterday. Did you not receive them? Mike.
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