You sure that none of the pins in the plug going to the coil got bent or a wire got broken when you were working on it?

Back on the codes, what were they? How many miles on the car? Fuel filter been changed?

 

 

If it ran, albeit crappy, before you removed the coil and now it does not then it would be logical to me that the coil is bad. This with the caveat that nothing else was was damaged when you did the work.

 

when you say it will not start, does the mean it cranks? or there is no life in it?

check the ground wire at the valve cover, and also the main ground strap at the motor mount. spray quick start to see if fires up or not.

 

 

Some times it isnt about damaging anything. with age and weather conditions, some wires might be brittle and a disturbance can cause it to misbehave... What we are suggesting is you go an extra mile to check these things to get back to square 0.

Also, it could be as simple as a dying battery too even though it seemed healthy two days ago!

take a breath and focus, minis can be tricky and you have to be patient.

 

Do not consider aftermarket cheap ignition coils from Autozone. There are certain components, such as this one, that should be replaced with OE only, and stay away from the red aftermarket coils (MSD, Screamin' Demon) as well; they're no better than OE, and the bolts don't match up and can pierce your valve cover, creating a massive oil leak.

Agreed, you may have a bad coil, or even wires. Check the wires for breaks. Also check the posts on the coil, as they can become corroded, leading to bad spark. Terminal #3 seems to be the one that exhibits this behavior most often. If the terminals are corroded, try sanding them clean, reconnect, then try starting again.

If that doesn't do the trick, then go shopping for a new OE coil, p/n 12137510738. Compare online vendors for best price.

 

 

 

A couple observations:

Looks like your coolant reservoir has spewed coolant from the cap, and it also appears you do not have the heat shield in place over the exhaust headers. The heat from the exhaust is not helping components (coolant reservoir & ignition coil) that sit directly above.

Might want to replace the cap, as they can and do fail, which leads to guaranteed overheating...

Just sayin'

 

 

Looks like Way Motor Works has a used one for $20 (p/n 51487511704) HERE.
Could check eBay as well. You'll also need the two bolts to connect it to the head.

 

There are two coil connnector pin options for that style coil.

One is round (older Chrysler style)

The other is flat (like your pic)

If you were given a round pin style coil then the pins would push/bend the terminals in your connector and it may be why you're not getting spark.

Take something small and attempt to carefully bend them back together.