I am back.

I finally got ISTA.

The adaption limit position didn’t work.
I read a few posts about how updating the DME would solve this issue in some cases.
I updated the DME with winkfp and same issue.

ISTA reads out during the test on like step 4: Engine speed could not be determined to be 0 or Valvetronic motor is in emergency operation.

Well, the engine is off, so speed is 0, Valvetronic motor clicking though is probably what it means by emergency operation.

ISTA diag says to replace motor and shaft.
There is a $300 shaft on Amazon with a few good reviews and photos. I may try that.
So to do list:
Replace motor, shaft, shaft bearings and valve cover.

I do not think the DME is bad as it has been on other cars I’ve seen in threads. My Valvetronic motor still moves and there’s no internal DME faults, so it should be fine.