Thanks for all your help in advance!

Can someone tell me if these are engine rist spots and if they can be cleaned/removed?

is this in bad condition?

 

Some of what you show is rust and some of it is corrosion, rather than giving you a an explanation on the difference, I would suggest you google the difference between rust and corrosion. My guess is that you live either near coastal waters or in an area where they use salt on the roads to melt snow and ice. Or the car came from one of those areas.

To answer your question, yes you can clean it and remove the surface build up, but it would never look like new because the original protective coating has been breached. You would have to apply a protective coating (typically paint is used for this) to keep it from reoccurring, and trust me the minute you clean it, the corrosion process will start again. Because of all the nooks and crannies in the engine compartment, unless you take everything apart to clean it up and treat it, you would be in a loosing battle.

With that said, unless you are going to be showing off your engine compartment, it will not affect the performance of the car. This of course is provided you perform all scheduled maintenance and lubrication's as required. You could also apply a light film of oil corrosion resistant compound to help reduce the advancement. CRC 3-36 and LPS 3 are two products among others available in the market to combat this problem. Hope this helps.

 

Wow! We live one block from the beach and I do drive during the winter just not much. I'm retired and it isn't necessary. I run with snow tires also. My G is pristine under the hood and my tech has never mentioned rust or corrosion. We do have underground parking and I rarely park on the street, hate bird ***** and the maple sap. The city does use a lot of salt, not like the East coast.
Follow the advice offered above and maybe find a product you can use that will offer some advanced protection. Good Luck I think you have a few hours of elbow grease in front of you.

 

http://www.bull-frog.com/publication...event_rust.php I Googled and found this. Lots of products out there that deal with your issues.