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Loren knows how to do this, but you have to get the DME programming code otherwise you cannot switch. And guess who has that code and the other codes for your car??
I have mine, so I am one key stroke away from a ROW DME. Your screen will look different since my 1997 DME is an older version, Mine is a V as that is the letter for 1997. W is 1998-1999. The DME changed in 2000. I think your 2000 shows up as LEV for low emission vehicle.
I don't think a smog machine is sophisticate enough to detect a programming change. I am very rusty on this so don't quote me, plus there is new smog equipment. In the old days I think the machine checked the DME to see how many readiness codes were set, if there were any fault codes in the DME, and I seem to remember it could check to see if the VIN in the DME matched the VIN of vehicle being tested.
The only issue I anticipate is the number of readiness codes the machine sees. On my 2.5 there are 5, 1 of them being catalytic converter efficiency. I guess with a ROW program this readiness code goes away since the second oxygen sensor is required to test the cat efficiency, and there is no second sensor on a ROW car. But since my 2.5 only need 3 of the 5 codes set for smog it may be a moot point.
My 6th smog inspection is due in March. Stay tuned....
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