if u have hi nox? make sure the hoses going to and from your egr valve are not clogged or leaking.
next check the bpt valve and be sure it has strong vacuum going in and out of it. then check the hoses going to and from the bpt valve for clogs or leaks.the bpt is located right above the egr and looks like a disk with 2 hoses on top
the b esure the hardline from the egr to the exhs manifold isnt clogged or leaking.
between each check the nox should be going down if faulty. we chased down a noix probl;em on a hb for 2 yrs after switching the bpt valve 3 times.
a mod of the bpt valve took nox from 1300 to under 700 in i hr.
cats have an effect but try testing b4 replacing.
remeber as nox goes down, co2 often goes up.. its a balance