Hi,
What kind of "new" EGR valve was installed? Hopefully, it's not one that "was working perfectly fine until it was removed"?
After a few minutes of idling, the EGR system may be deactivated. I haven't yet tested whether this applies to the BPC or newer engine control units.
"As far as I know, nothing would prevent the EGR function from being fully activated except for a defective EGR valve, which would likely leave a corresponding error code in the fault memory."
Is there an automatic scan feature?
Best regards, Rainer.