3L TDI / CATA / CNRB - VCDS chain stretch

This post might just break this forum, as just about anyone I've ever met with a 3L TDI wants some sort of ability to check the potential doom of their timing chain skipping.

Edit:
Since there aren't too many users reporting values at the moment, I will keep updating the table for now to provide an easy to read reference.

User	Engine	Odometer (k)	Adaptation (º)	START Rattle (Y/N)	OCI (k)
SaVAGeSoot	CNRB	93	-4.15	N	10
buckwheat	CNRB	119	-4.7	Y	10, 6.7
ToolmanJohn	CNRB	117	-3.82	N	10
ATSTodd	CNRB	159	-4.92	N	10
Suprolla	CATA	152	-1.5	N	7.5
DashParr	CNRB	209	-2.97	?	?
josiah47	CATA	120	-2.3	N	10
ValveCoverGasket	CATA	126	-2.07	N	10
Tyler Scalzo	CNRB	102	-2.9	?	7.5
maintenance247	CNRB	119	-2.59	N	7.5
yeti007	CVVA	59	-3.86	N	8.5
Brendanm	CRCA	198	-4.6	Y	10
iSagen	CASA	109	-1.85	N	10
VaNSqL	CATA	135	-0.86	N	6.2
Goldsburg	CNRB	137	-5.0	Y	5
werdna	CNRB	127	-3.8	N	5
alfissimo	CNRB	83	-4.48	N	?
renjean1	CNRB	157	-4.83	?	?
Lance_1	CNRB	230	-5.16	Y	~10
20bugsys	CATA	104	-4.15	Y	?
mickblouin84	CNRB	186	-15.1	N	?
DEZL_PWR	CNRB	55	-1.6	N	10
Sceep	CNRB	151	-5.12	N	10
Veloch	CRCA	127	-3.8	Y	10
nicholaschase29	CNRB	145	-4.55	Y	10
buyingconstant7	CNRB	112	-1.21	N	6.2
keaton85	CNRB	197	-4.55	Y	?
Thumper3	CNRB	99	-2.31	N	4.5
Merunrun	CNRB	41	-2.6	N	?
jatan231	CRCA	107	-1.65	Y	?
Dannyboy485	CNRB	130	-2.29	N	10
buyingconstant7	CNRB	180	-3.96	?	10
drjonez	CATA	160	-2.22	Y	10
Weekev	CRCA	75	-1.5	Y	6.2
77 K20	CATA	198	-3.19	N	8.5
SlowDown	CATA	150	-5.08	Y	?
Yareka	CNRB	106	-3.16	?	?
Yareka	CNRB	326	-6.04	?	?

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The following information is what I've learned from reading way too many posts on the subject.

I strongly suggest that anyone with the ability to post their own details contributes to this so that we can come up with some consensus of potential feasibility.

Here are my values.
CNRB with ~150k (km)
I don't have any noticeable rattle or noise concerns.
You want your engine warmish fully warmed up before taking the reading.

Address 01: Engine (7P0 907 401 K)

19:10:21
IDE00021 Engine RPM 713 /min
IDE00025 Coolant temperature 61º C
IDE00182 Camshaft adaptation intake bank 1: phase position -4.15º
IDE00196 Engine oil temperature 59.1º C

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You're interested in the adaptation value. Ideally, it's zero, but as your chains wear, they will get noisy and once you get around -8 to -9 you can expect a failure. At that point you should have a significant amount of rattle, especially on cold startups.

People with short OCIs and quiet chains report being around the -5 value at about 100-120k miles.

Post your details and let's see if there's any truth to these rumors!