Please do not think that Dot 5 and 5.1 are related, they have very different chemistry.
Dot 3, 4 and 5.1 are glycol based fluids and are all hydroscopic, they are also not compatible with Buna-N or nitrile rubbers commonly found in mineral oil systems. Most of these brake systems utilize EPDM rubber parts.
Dot 5 fluid is silicone based which is hydrophobic, it has been around for a while but hasn’t been real popular, it has its own set of advantages/disadvantages. I can not comment on its compatibility with rubbers other than EPDM, but rubber/chemical compatibility charts suggest that it is compatible with Buna-N commonly used in mineral oil systems. I have not tested the theory yet.
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