On our 1995 V6 the EGR ports were clogged and failed inspection. Check that first. Simple to clean. We had bought a new or rather another EGR but never used it. After cleaning, it was really clogged, went right through inspection.

1998 SVT 1995 Contour 2.5 MTX 215K miles Son's car(dead and buried) 1997 Contour 2.0 ATX 1998 Contour 2.5 ATX 2004 Tauras Wagon 3.0 Duratec