PartyOf Five wrote:
Our mechanic suggested nitrogen in the car tires if we did a rotation as winter approached. Apparentky it doesn't contract and expand as much in the cold and so is better in extreme temps.
That was already a few years ago- the fad seems to have died down.
NOT true. all gases follow boyles law PV=RT. since V (volume) is constant, P is strictly a function of T (temperature) where T is absolute temp, E.G. room temp is 273 or so Kelvin
Nitrogen molecules are slightly larger than Oxygen, so pressure drop from migration through the tire will be very slightly less.