LOL!
Thats the purge system. You have a black "box" sitting to your left when your open the bonnet on your car.
Its the EVAP system, its to depressure the tank and take the vapors from the fuel in the tank into the engine, to meet emissions.
No way has that anything to do with an EGR system, not even close.
Its most likely the canister who is dead, 5 min replace.