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The EGR nostrils in the intake are a common problem, you can clean them out with a coathanger bent to resemble the number "7" along with some carb cleaner spray. You can do it with the throttle body on the car and the plate held open, but it's a whole lot easier if you remove the throttle body.
Here's a picture of the nostrils:
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If that doesn't solve the problem, the next likely culprit would be the DPFE sensor.