Heres couple of easy steps to try:
Get a vacuum pump, plug the end to the egr valve, and pump it and see if it holds vacuum. If it doesnt hold vacuum, you may have replaced with another ruptured EGR valve. Clean the lines as people stated before. Lot of carbon gets built up. Lastly, check the EGR temp sensor. If that is bad, EGR may not function properly as well. Check for proper resistance. Common issues are the modulator going bad, the EGR diaphgram rupturing and/or carbon build up in the vacuum lines.